Man adapts himself to everything, to the best and the worst.
Jose Ortega Y GassetRead
Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True effort is measured by the discomfort it causes during the process of striving for a goal.
This quote by Jose Ortega Y Gasset emphasizes that genuine effort often comes with challenges and discomfort. It suggests that one must push through pain and difficulty to truly engage in meaningful work or pursuit, implying that only when we are tested do we realize the depth of our commitment and effort towards our goals.
Themes
EffortPainCommitmentGrowthMotivation
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to encourage students preparing for exams.
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We fall in love when our imagination projects nonexistent perfection upon another person. One day, the fantasy evaporates and with it, love dies.
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Life is a terrible conflict, a grandiose and atrocious confluence. Hunting submerges man deliberately in that formidable mystery and therefore contains something of religious rite and emotion in which homage is paid to what is divine, transcendent, and in the laws of Nature.
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