Rome was not built in one day.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Great achievements require significant time and sustained effort.
- In plain terms
- Big things take a long time to make.
- What can you take from it?
- Be patient with long-term projects.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you rushing?
- What takes time to grow?
Another view
Some tasks can be accelerated with more resources.
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