Rome was not built in a day

The proverb means that a great work cannot be done in a short time. Every great work requires hard labour and continued efforts. Time is an important factor in doing any work. Even a small work requires a bit of time and labour. One has to toil continuously for a long time to accomplish a great deal of perspiration and preservation. We should not expect to finish a great work in a short time. We must be prepared to labour hard. We should not be hasty. If we try to finish a great task quickly, we cannot accomplish it. Haste leads to failure and grief. We can achieve success only by dint of hard labour and long struggle. We can learn this from the lives of great men. They achieved fame and success after years of hard work.


In ancient time, Rome was the capital of the great Roman Empire. It was the pride and glory of the Romans. It did not grow up suddenly into a big city. The Romans worked at it for a number of years and turned it into a glorious city. The Roman Empire itself was the result of hard work and struggle. Prithvi Narayan Shah unified Nepal after years of hard struggle. The America landed man on the moon after years of research and trial. Everest was conquered after a series of attempts. A great work cannot be finished in a short time. It can be accomplished only after hard labour extending over a number of years.