Quotes About Diligence

Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality... that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.

Quality of work is directly related to the quality of a person's character.

Those who row the boat don't have time to rock it while those who rock it don't have time to row it.

Don't sweat the small stuff; however, on the key stuff, sweat everything.

Tolerating mediocrity is as dangerous as inviting failure

Drudgery is one of the finest touchstones of character there is. Drudgery is work that is very far removed from anything to do with the ideal - the utterly mean grubby things; and when we come in contact with them we know instantly whether or not we are spiritually real.

You have inherited the Divine nature, says Peter, now screw your attention down and form habits, give diligence, concentrate. 'Add' means all that character means. No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character, he has to make character. Nor are we born with habits; we have to form habits on the basis of the new life God has put into us.

Drudgery is the test of genuine character. The greatest hindrance in our spiritual life is that we will only look for big things to do. Yet, "Jesus . . . took a towel and . . . began to wash the disciples' feet . . ." (John 13:3–5).

I have known him as a friend, a diligent student of the Word, and a faithful follower of Christ in his walk and his work.

Idleness ruins the constitution

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well as now.

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.

Work hard, think hard, be honest, and spend little - this will "make common gold".

Remember the proverb of Solomon: "He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

As he grew, what he lacked in formal education, he made up for through diligent, determined reading. The where, when, and how of reading mattered not to Abraham Lincoln, who said, "The books, and your capacity for understanding them, are just the same in all places ... Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other thing.

Your importance is not in a title, it is in the excellence of your actions.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

Oh yes. It was well worth it, doing things the proper way.

if I was going to do something, I should take my time and do it right.

It's like the fellah in the lavatory said, No job's over 'til the paperwork's done.

Effort sweetens the value of the products of labor.

He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise; who, though young and strong, is full of sloth; whose will and thoughts are weak; that lazy and idle man will never find the way to enlightenment.

It'll take weeks of grunt work and potentially lead nowhere," said Quill. "Excellent: that sounds like police work to me.