Quotes about Effort

But the holy angels, towards whose society and assembly we sigh while in this our toilsome pilgrimage, as they already abide in their eternal home, so do they enjoy perfect facility of knowledge and felicity of rest. It is without difficulty that they help us; for their spiritual movements, pure and free, cost them no effort.

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.

What Saint has ever won his crown without first contending for it?

Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.

The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.

All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.

The truth is my development I hope is the same way as everything, which is, I succeed some, I fail some, and I keep slugging away at it. I really enjoy it. It's fun.

The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.

The pretensions of final truth are always partlyan effort to obscure a darkly felt consciousness of the limits of human knowledge.

I can appect failure, but I cannot accept not trying.

I can accept failure but I can't accept not trying!

You just go out and compete and try to earn whatever you can. I'm looking to get better every single day I set foot on this field.