On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Without his brilliancy their labor might be wasted, but without their labor his brilliancy would be of no avail.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In an essay discussing the qualities of effective leadership, this passage illustrates the essential synergy between individual brilliance and the foundational work of others.
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Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world.
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