Quotes About Effort

Ja sam vidio u ?emu je takozvana borbenost nekih "borbenih" ljudi. Oni izmisle svoju "borbu", na silu joj na?u razloge, nadjenu ime, i bore se, bez rizika i rezultata, bore se – samo da ne bi morali misliti i raditi.

Teško je zamisliti varoš sa manje novca i slabijim izvorima zarade a sa ve?om že?i za novcem, sa manje volje za radom i veštine da se privredi, a sa više želja i prohteva.

Kad bi se sakupila i ujedno sabrala li?na ose?anja gneva, protesta, ga?enja i ogor?enja sa kojima su ljudi pojedinci umrli, uzalud dozivaju?i pravdu i zaštitu - kad bi tako nešto bilo mogu?no - bila bi to velika snaga, divan prizor, i uteha ljudskom duhu zauvek. Nažalost, to je nezamislivo i neizvodljivo. Svak umire u tami i teskobi svoga o?ajavanja, a ve?ina sa ose?anjem uzaludnosti svojih najboljih težnja i napora.

Men who do not work themselves and who undertake nothing in their lives easily loose patience and fall into error when judging the work of others.

U po?etku su svi bili gordi na veliku zadužbinu koju treba da podigne vezir iz njihovog kraja.Tada još nisu znali ovo što vide sada: da te slavne gra?evine traže ovoliki krš i nemir, napor i trošak.

život ide daleko, dalje nego što mi možemo da ga pratimo, a ja se samo trudim da objasnim pojedine pojave, kad ve? ne mogu sve da razumijem.

ja?i konja jaše, a slabiji pješke kaska.

Na sredini je nizak šedervan ?ija voda ne šiklja uvis, nego se posle kratkog uspona vra?a, opta?e mramornu jabuku, i pada u okrugli basen. Tako taj šedrvan ne vra?a oko onim nemo?nim naporom vode koja se penje što više može pa se onda ruši, daju?i nepanu sliku umora i pada po neumoljivom zakonu, nego izgleda kao krupan tropski cvet koji se pri vrhu rastvara i ukazuje srebrnu ponutricu, a niti vene niti docvetava.

Everything is breaking stones, up to a point.

running is different from drinking in at least one fundamental way—you never regret it when you're done.

If a Christian is not willing to rise early and work late, to expend greater effort in diligent study and faithful work, that person will not change a generation. Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the result of never getting tired.

Honestly, what the hell is destiny going to want from me now?" "The same as any endeavor. Blood, sweat, and tears." "That's it," Tohr said dryly. "And here I was thinking it could just be an arm or a leg.

Marriage isn't for the weak or lazy. It's work, and it should be. What would be the point otherwise?

She had to hoof it two

That did eat up considerable time and effort. But I carved out a little time between bloodbaths. I've just put it together for you this morning, while you were getting a little more beauty sleep." "Is that a dig?" "Darling, how is telling you you're beautiful a dig?" Her answer was a snort as she strapped on her weapon.

He's our son. We wanted a child, so much. We did our best by him. We did everything we knew. You're saying he's evil.

Marriage isn't for the weak or the lazy. It's work, and it should be. What would be the point otherwise?

Roarke, I'm working on it. On what? On accepting what you seem to feel for me. He lifted a brow. Work harder, he suggested.

Che cosa ci facciamo qui? Era quella, da sempre, la domanda non pronunciata. Lui lo sapeva e lo sapeva anche lei. La sua lettera, per quanto vilmente, aveva almeno accennato a quella domanda: Che ci facciamo in questa sterile parte del mondo? Perché passiamo la vita ammazzandoci così di lavoro se questo posto non era fatto perché ci vivesse la gente, se tutto il progetto di umanizzare questa terra era sbagliato fin dall'inizio?

Vivir, dijo Marco Aurelio, exige el talento del luchador, no del bailarín. Basta con mantenerte de pie: no hacen falta pasos hermosos

Kind of like winning the fifty-meter ass-stroke in the Loserlympics

Algumas coisas estão destinadas a ser - Apenas nos leva um par de tentativas chegar lá.

she thought about what happily-ever-afters were about, and decided that true love didn't mean effortless, and ever-after wasn't about cruise control.

Some things are destined to be— it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.