Slow and steady wins the race.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
VG Vincent van GoghPainter · 1853–1890What this quote means
Greatness is rarely one grand gesture; it is many modest efforts, accumulated and joined. The small steps are the work.
Context
Dutch painter whose letters reveal a tender, striving spirit behind some of the world's most loved canvases.
This line is among the quotes by Vincent van Gogh that readers return to on motivation — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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