Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
John RuskinRead
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True success lies in personal growth rather than external rewards.
This quote by John Ruskin emphasizes that the true value of our hard work is not solely measured by the material rewards we receive, but rather in the character and virtues we develop throughout the process. It suggests that the journey of striving and laboring shapes us into better individuals, and that growth and self-improvement are the real rewards of our efforts.
Themes
ToilRewardPersonal GrowthCharacterSuccess
In practice
Example use cases
In a graduation speech to inspire students about their future endeavors.
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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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