Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert.
William OslerRead
To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The value of effort and staying true to one's ideals outweighs the challenges faced.
This quote emphasizes the importance of striving towards one's ideals and the value of the effort put into achieving them. It suggests that the journey and the commitment to one's values are what truly matter, rather than merely the results or outcomes of that effort.
Themes
EffortIdealsStruggleValueCommitment
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a graduation speech to inspire students about the value of hard work.
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