Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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Excellence has a way of traveling farther than self-promotion. Skill carried with diligence eventually gets seen.
The proverb does not flatter ambition so much as honor craft. Careful work tends to widen the rooms you are fit to enter.
Its vision is social without being vain. Discipline becomes visible not because it begs for notice, but because quality has weight.
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