It is not luck, nor is it great mental endowments, but it is well directed, honest toil.
In plain words
Not luck, not genius, but steady honest work is what does it.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- "Self-Made Men" speech, delivered repeatedly 1859-1893
- "Self-Made Men" (speech)
- 1859-1893
