There can’t be any shortcut to success. The toil of years, the sweat of your brow, the struggle you make—everything counts in achieving the goal. Looking at the biographies of great men, we find that the majority of successful people, whether inventors, artists, scientists, technocrats, sculptures, thinkers, leaders, or workers of any kind, owe their success to their indefatigable hard work and dedication. They were the men who achieved their successes with dedication, devotion, and true hard work. This really holds that the secret of success is being a master of our subject. Such mastery is attainable through continuous application and study.

Those who work diligently not only achieve their goals and get success but also remain happy, cheerful, and active, which is itself a great reward even if the work does not bring success. Idleness or laziness is worse as it brings jealousy, gloom, frustration, and depression, which are more degrading than failure itself.

No doubt, diligence is very necessary for success, but intelligent decision-making is again an important factor that can’t be ignored. We know so many daily wage earners toiling hard day and night to earn their livelihood can’t be termed successful, but a person putting in little labor, managing things properly, and earning handsomely is a successful man. Thus, not only diligence but also intelligence are necessary for success in life.