Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Great ideas are only the start; hard work is needed to finish them.
- In plain terms
- Ideas need work to become real.
- What can you take from it?
- Finish what you start with effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What idea are you neglecting?
- How much effort are you investing?
Another view
Some ideas fail even with hard work.
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