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When people seem to succeed easily, it is seldom because they are
natural geniuses. Most easy success comes from sound preparation. Like
decorating a house, the finish you get depends on the unseen preparation
beneath.
See also
beginning, education, goals*, incubation*, knowledge, learning, problems*,
rationality, thinking
Quotes
‘A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the
thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most
valuable and should be secured because they seldom return.’
— Francis Bacon
‘The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.’
— Henri Bergson
‘To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when
he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very
special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents.
What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which could be his finest
hour.’
— Winston Churchill
‘The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity
when it comes.’
— Benjamin Disraeli
‘There is a time and a place for creativity.’
— Bill Hewlett
‘As soon as a thought darts, I write it down.’
— Thomas Hobbes
‘Nothing can be created out of nothing.’
— Lucretius
‘Chance favours only the prepared mind.’
— Louis Pasteur
‘Luck is what happens when
preparation meets opportunity.’
— Seneca
‘If one is the master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at
the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.’
— Vincent Van Gogh
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