Hard work trumps natural ability in Japanese Calligraphy

努力に勝る天才なし (doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi)

Hard work trumps natural ability in Japanese is 努力に勝る天才なし which is read doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi. It is a Japanese proverb, and it says literally that there is no genius that surpasses effort. 努力 (doryoku) is effort, 天才 (tensai) is genius, and なし (nashi) is the classical form of there is none.

Hard work trumps natural ability (努力に勝る天才なし) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hard work trumps natural ability 努力に勝る天才なし doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi Block Vertical VB6C

Hard work trumps natural ability (努力に勝る天才なし) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hard work trumps natural ability 努力に勝る天才なし doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi Cursive Vertical VC6B

Hard work trumps natural ability (努力に勝る天才なし) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hard work trumps natural ability 努力に勝る天才なし doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi Design Vertical VD6B

Hard work trumps natural ability (努力に勝る天才なし) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Hard work trumps natural ability 努力に勝る天才なし doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C

Hard work trumps natural ability 努力に勝る天才なし doryoku ni masaru tensai nashi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C