O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success comes from utilizing your skills effectively.
This quote emphasizes that success is often a result of executing your abilities to the best of your capability. It suggests that true talent lies not in extraordinary skills, but in consistently performing the tasks you can do well, thereby achieving success through dedication and effort.
Themes
SuccessTalentAbilitySkillsEfficiency
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to students about career choices.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.
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Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
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