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Quotes About Effort

Whereas easy appeals to mystery prematurely shut off reflection about God, rigorous and earnest effort to understand him is richly rewarded with deeper appreciation of who he is, more confidence in his reality and care, and a more intelligent and profound worship of his person.
~ William Lane Craig
If success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
In our endeavour to understand reality we are somewhat like a man trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch.
~ William Poundstone
Nothing will come of nothing: speak again.
~ William Shakespeare
Take pains. Be perfect.
~ William Shakespeare
O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie.
~ William Shakespeare
Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible.
~ William Shakespeare
Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
~ William Shakespeare
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
~ William Shakespeare
Tush! Fear not, my lord, we will not stand to prate; Talkers are no good doers: be assured We come to use our hands and not our tongues.
~ William Shakespeare
great while ago the world began,      With hey-ho, the wind and the rain;   But that's all one, our play is done,      And we'll strive to please you every day.     Exit
~ William Shakespeare
Viola to Duke Orsino: 'I'll do my best To woo your lady.' [Aside.] 'Yet, a barful strife! Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.
~ William Shakespeare
Age, thou hast lost thy labor.
~ William Shakespeare
I will in the interim undertake one of Hercules' labours...
~ William Shakespeare
The sweat of industry would dry and die, But for the end it works to.
~ William Shakespeare
too light winning Make the prize light.
~ William Shakespeare
The More I Rest The More I Go In VAIN
~ William Shakespeare
I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started every day.
~ William Styron
people have already wanted me to work
~ William W. Johnstone
If it was easy, it wouldn't be worth it
~ William W. Johnstone
está dispuesto a hacer lo incómodo para ganar? ¿a extender sus alcances? ¿a hacer cosas diferentes y de forma diferente?
~ Willie Jolley
Better wear out than rust out.
~ Unknown
Good things come to those who work.
~ Wilt Chamberlain
Not an hour is lost that is spent in the saddle.
~ Winston Churchill