“Nuestra recompensa se encuentra en el esfuerzo y no en el resultado. Un esfuerzo total es una victoria completa”
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Attribution note
The Spanish text ('our reward is in the effort not the result; full effort is full victory') loosely renders a line attributed to Gandhi in Young India, but no exact dated primary is confirmed and the Spanish diverges from the canonical 'satisfaction lies in the effort' wording; treat as attributed
Likely origin: Spanish paraphrase-translation related to 'Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory' (attributed to Young India, but exact primary unconfirmed).
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You control the effort you put in, never the result, so tying your sense of worth to outcomes leaves you at the mercy of luck. Anchoring it to effort instead keeps you steady when results don't come and honest with yourself when they do.
When to use it
- A runner finishes near the back but trained fully and honestly counts the race a success.
- A salesperson makes every careful call on a deal that still collapses, and sleeps fine that night.
- A student who studied hard accepts a middling grade without spiraling into self-blame.