Success as a result of industry is a peasant ideal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Viewing success solely as hard work limits ambition to basic survival needs.
- In plain terms
- Hard work alone is a simple goal.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek more than just material success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines success for you?
- Is industry enough for a good life?
Another view
It undervalues the dignity of hard work.
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