Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort 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.
Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.
No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.
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.
Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.
Talent without working hard is nothing.
Some people don't need to work hard because they are so talented.