It is not luck, nor is it great mental endowments, but it is well directed, honest toil.
In plain words
Not luck, not genius, but steady honest work is what does it.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- "Self-Made Men" speech, delivered repeatedly 1859-1893
- "Self-Made Men" (speech)
- 1859-1893
More from Frederick Douglass
See allI would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong.
Frederick DouglassI set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read.Frederick DouglassIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.Frederick DouglassIf they have travelled far, they have made the road on which they travelled. If they have ascended high, they have built their own ladder.Frederick Douglass
Frederick DouglassI set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read.Frederick DouglassIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.Frederick DouglassIf they have travelled far, they have made the road on which they travelled. If they have ascended high, they have built their own ladder.Frederick DouglassMore on perseverance
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.
AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.
OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Samuel Johnson
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.Samuel Johnson