Quotes about Effort

IT is a very old saying that you never can tell what you can do until you try. The more I see of life the more I am convinced of the wisdom of that observation.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort and effort means work.

So far as each individual is concerned all he can do is to take the abilities he has and make the most of them. His power over the past is gone. His power over the future depends on what he does with himself in the present. If he wishes to live and progress he must work.

We can't claim heaven as our own if we are just going to sit under it.

Activity is the only road to knowledge.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

We must not sit still and look for miracles up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

The advantage of being lovers is that we have to work hard at our relationship, because everything conspires to drive us apart. Our decision to be together has to be renewed again and again; that keeps us on our toes.

A slave lacks incentives; for him it is better to work slowly and badly, since his effort benefits only the master, but free people work hard to save and get ahead,, that is their incentive.

Our land only rewards those who work hard in it.

The door of opportunity won't open unless you do some pushing.