The true success is to labour.

What it means

Success is not the finish line but the honest work along the way. If you are working at something you care about, you are already succeeding. Keep at it.

The source

"The true success is to labour." Robert Louis Stevenson said it in El Dorado (Virginibus Puerisque, 1881). Written in English: Virginibus Puerisque, 1881.

"to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour."

Original English (Virginibus Puerisque, 1881), El Dorado (Virginibus Puerisque, 1881). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). Scottish writer of Treasure Island who spent his last years in Samoa. His essays in Virginibus Puerisque (1881) defend hope, idleness and happiness.

Questions

What does "The true success is to labour." mean?

Success is not the finish line but the honest work along the way. If you are working at something you care about, you are already succeeding. Keep at it.

Who said "The true success is to labour."?

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). Source: El Dorado (Virginibus Puerisque, 1881).

What is the original wording?

to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour (Original English (Virginibus Puerisque, 1881)). Written in English: Virginibus Puerisque, 1881.

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