Quotes About Diligence

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

Calm and silent and steady work, and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember.

I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

I testify that when we do all we can to accomplish the work that is before us, the Lord will make available to us the sacred key needed to unlock the treasure which we so much seek.

It doesn't matter if it's a school play or a dumb TV show. It's your work. You should care about it so much that people get annoyed with you.

I will continue to work diligently in Congress to ensure that our veterans receive the benefits and care that they have earned and deserve.

...Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.

If all the time consumed in attending dinners and luncheons was consumed in some work, the production of this country would be doubled

The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.

Don't expect others to do your work for you.

There's positive attention and there's negative attention - negative attention is easy, positive attention requires actual hard work.

Everything yields to diligence

No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Work hard, keep your nose clean, and just stick around.

I am only an average man but by George I work harder at it than the average man.

It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the doer with a certain haughtiness. He can well afford not to conciliate whose faithful work will answer for him.

There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes.

Only when you work hard things work for you

Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.

You always need to work hard. You always need to be willing to work hard. Not everything will be hard, but you should, at the very least, be willing to work hard.

Do all the work you can, while there is grace of strength.

If you have to do the work, do it well, with all your heart.