"Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake"
- Wendell Phillips
About this Quote
This quote by Wendell Phillips talks to the idea of progress being a continuous journey. He is suggesting that progress is not a single occasion, however rather a series of actions that build on each other. He uses the metaphor of scaffolds and stakes to illustrate this idea, recommending that each action of progress is like a scaffold or stake that supports the next. This metaphor suggests that progress is a gradual process, with each action structure upon the last. It likewise recommends that progress is cumulative, with each action contributing to the total progress of the world. This quote is a reminder that development is a journey, which each action is very important in order to reach the ultimate objective.
This quote is written / told by Wendell Phillips between November 29, 1811 and February 2, 1884. He/she was a famous Activist from USA.
The author also have 32 other quotes.
"In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am"
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