Quotes About Effort

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

"Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues"

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Never confuse Motion with Action.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

God helps them that help themselves.

He who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.

No gains without pains.

There are no gains without pains.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

The used key is always bright.

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Then plough deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

Industry need not wish, and he who lives upon hope will die fasting. There are no gains without pains; then help hands, for I have no lands