The good life demands a lot of maintenance.

All labor is joy," she tells me. "It is not washing dirty floors, but the feet of Jesus, Iola. All we do for others, we do for the One Most High.

As the sun moves higher in the cloudless sky, all the verses regarding seedtime and harvest come to mind, especially this one, which suits our hard-working Ruth: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."26

Most people overestimate what they can do in a month and underestimate what they can do in an hour.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.