Of course, in an ideal world one would have a great work ethic and be very talented. But out of these two choices, which is the most important to ensure success in life/which would you prefer to have? You can think of this in terms of your faves, other public figures, people you know personally, or your own personal life experience. Please provide an explanation/justification to accompany your responses

natural ability
hard work doesn't really do much for most things (academically, etc.) if you don't have at least a little bit of an aptitude for it to begin with

The hard-working and talentless will always always surpass the lazy and talented.

I definitely agree with you on this. Natural talent will only carry you so far. Hard work is key to achieving your full potential, even though the amount of improvement you can make is somewhat limited.

Not 1 lie.

Being successful in life through hard work sounds better to me.

Hard work.

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