Quotes about Effort
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work
— Booker T. Washington
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going
— Helen Keller
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
— Helen Keller
Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
— Helen Keller
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.
— St. Augustine
God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
— St. Augustine
What Saint has ever won his crown without first contending for it?
— St. Jerome
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
— Teresa of Avila
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.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.
— Thomas Becket
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.
— George Clooney
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.
— Joyce Meyer