Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Effort and skill should exceed the value of the raw resources used.
- In plain terms
- Your work should be better than the stuff you start with.
- What can you take from it?
- Invest skill to add value beyond materials.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where can you improve your process?
- Does your output reflect your effort?
Another view
Sometimes materials limit what workmanship can achieve.
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