Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

The saying reframes “success” as an ongoing process rather than a single triumph. It emphasizes habits, effort, learning, and character—what one does day by day—over trophies or final results. Read this way, the quote argues that meaning and growth come from sustained practice and engagement, and that outcomes are often contingent on factors beyond one’s control. The second sentence sharpens the ethical dimension: valuing “the doing” prioritizes integrity, discipline, and perseverance, suggesting that a life can be successful even when particular goals are not achieved, because the quality of one’s striving is itself the measure.