Rome was once the greatest city in the world. But the city did not become so great within a short time. It took centuries of patient labour and hard toil to bring it to perfection. The proverb is a caution to impatient workers who are not steady to reach the goal. These men begin a thing one day and expect to see its result the very next morning. And when they see that the work is not actually done within a short time, they lose heart and give it up. The proverb also teaches us that the first requisite factor for the success of an enterprise is patience. We cannot climb up a mountain with one leap. The summit is reached by slow and cautious steps, and it takes considerable time to get there. Everything is done step by step. The next thing required for success is perseverance. We may face failures at any step. Yet we can achieve success if we can vercon the failures with patience. And when our energy fails us, we should remember that Rome was not built in a day. This will infuse fresh vigour and energy into us. This can remind us of another proverb “The slow but steady wins the race.”