I trust a good deal to common fame, as we all must. If a man has good corn, or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad hard-beaten road to his house, though it be in the woods.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Quality work naturally attracts attention and success, even in remote places.
- In plain terms
- Good products find customers even without marketing.
- What can you take from it?
- Quality creates its own path.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does quality guarantee success?
- How do you build reputation?
Another view
Good work sometimes needs promotion too.
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