Alas! It is well written, 'The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Achieving high status requires passing through humble and unpleasant beginnings.
- In plain terms
- To become important, you must go through difficult and unappealing experiences.
- What can you take from it?
- Success often demands enduring uncomfortable or lowly stages.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Must suffering lead to success?
- What defines a humble beginning?
Another view
It implies suffering is mandatory for success, which may not always be true.
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