My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made.
Interpretation
Success is directly related to the effort and sacrifices one makes.
This quote by Nikola Tesla emphasizes the principle that the rewards we receive are commensurate with the hard work and sacrifices we put forth. Tesla suggests that a belief in the law of compensation binds effort to outcome, indicating that greater achievements are a result of dedication, toil, and resilience in overcoming challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech about hard work and dedication.
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Our senses enable us to perceive only a minute portion of the outside world.
Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.
The history of science shows that theories are perishable. With every new truth that is revealed we get a better understanding of Nature and our conceptions and views are modified.
The Secretary of Hygiene or Physical Culture will be far more important in the cabinet of the President of the United States who holds office in the year 2035 than the Secretary of War.
I am unwilling to accord to some small−minded and jealous individuals the satisfaction of having thwarted my efforts. These men are to me nothing more than microbes of a nasty disease. My project was retarded by laws of nature. The world was not prepared for it. It was too far ahead of time, but the same laws will prevail in the end and make it a triumphal success.
Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
There are lot of people who speak about superstardom, but I'd like to say that it's not about any individual - it's about the opportunity.
There's no pressure for me to go out there and say, I've got to have a top 40 hit because it's not going to happen.
Ambition is the immoderate desire for honor.
You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them
It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no one - not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses - ever makes it alone.
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