Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
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Every great man is always being helped by everybody, for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Great individuals succeed through collaboration and utilizing the strengths of others.
This quote by John Ruskin emphasizes the idea that no one achieves greatness alone; rather, it is the ability to draw the best from everyone and everything around us that contributes to a person's success. It highlights the importance of teamwork, community support, and recognizing the value in others' contributions as vital to personal and collective achievements.
Themes
GreatnessTeamworkCollaborationSuccessSupport
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a team-building retreat to encourage collaboration.
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You talk of the scythe of Time, and the tooth of Time: I tell you, Time is scytheless and toothless; it is we who gnaw like the worm - we who smite like the scythe. It is ourselves who abolish - ourselves who consume: we are the mildew, and the flame.
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