Quotes About Effort

Si tienes una fuerte aversión al fracaso, es posible que te sientas desgraciado si no consigues el ascenso, como al tratar de evitar la pobreza o la enfermedad. Pero, si tu deseo va encaminado correctamente a hacer el mejor trabajo posible, no puedes

It is also about keeping in mind what is and what is not under our control, focusing our efforts on the former and not wasting them on the latter. It is about practicing virtue and excellence and navigating the world to the best of our abilities, while being mindful of the moral dimension of all our actions.

But if your desire is directed properly, toward doing the best job you are capable of doing, then you cannot possibly fail. In fact, if you do the best job you can at every moment, you've already succeeded!

Steam in an open space would just simply scatter in different directions. Steam contained in an engine can move a whole train. Success comes from One-pointedness and Constancy of Aim and Effort.

A man who folds his arms cannot move mountains.

All play and no work make Jack a poor boy.

All play and no work makes Jack a poor boy.

Breaking down a closed door is quicker than waiting for someone to answer it.

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

One does not become strong by lifting feathers.

Overnight success happens after a lifetime of sweat.

Read more. Exercise more. Work more. Give more.

Skill + hard work = Success Skill + hard work + prayer = Great success

Step by step a mountain is conquered.

Tears are the sweat of champions.

The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have.

Two thirds of success is skill.

You were born a star; your deeds determine how brightly you'll shine.

No matter how dim the light filtering through the trees is, you can still try your best to grasp it. -Kaien Cross

aphorism 129: I would have every thought stoop and touch the Earth but that I already know the impossibility of the effort. A thought seems to have a life of its own and would rather leave itself open to flattering interpretations.

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.

It's possible to do everything right and still lose. That's not a weakness. It's life.

Becoming a more skillful and efficient runner is more like growing a beard than it is like chopping wood.

If you want to get a sense of what a very high level of perceived effort feels like in isolation from fatigue, find a steep hill and run up it as fast as you can. (You should probably warm up first.) That feeling of trying as hard as you can that hits you immediately, before fatigue sets in, is the feeling of a very high level of perceived effort.