Quotes about Effort
Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
— Vincent van Gogh
The Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all depended upon God.
— Charles Spurgeon
A beautiful life does not just happen; it is built.
— TB Joshua
If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.
— John Bunyan
Faith, if it be a living faith, will be a working faith.
— John Owen
Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can't wait for a feeling to motivate you.
— Joyce Meyer
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Alongside getting faith out of a heart that is utterly hostile and unbelieving, making a silk purse out of a sow's ear or getting blood from a turnip is child's play.
— John Gerstner
That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
— Gordon Hinckley
Making an effort at the wrong time or place dissipates our energy.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.
— Ben Carson
But of course we can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.
— Madeleine L'Engle