Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.
Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.
Some people don't need to work hard because they are so talented.
The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.
There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.
Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance for whatever reasons.
You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented.
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.
Talent without working hard is nothing.