Quotes about Diligence
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.
— Nelson Mandela
It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.
— Hannah More
Whatever your life's work is, do it well.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work!
— Ezra Taft Benson
Laziness means more work in the long run.
— CS Lewis
Someone once defined hard work as the accumulation of the easy things you didn't do when you should have.
— John Maxwell
We must work earnestly in the best light He gives us.
— Abraham Lincoln
I am always for the man who wishes to work.
— Abraham Lincoln
Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.
— Calvin Coolidge
I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.
— Ezra Taft Benson
A good solid bit of work lasts.
— George Eliot
I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.
— Gordon Hinckley