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Accomplishment5 quotes
The deed is all, the glory nothing. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1832The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. — Proverbs 13:19 · 686 BCThe reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1844Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake · 1587Finishing a task3 quotes
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. — Proverbs 13:19 · 686 BCThe reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1844There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake · 1587Glory1 quote
The deed is all, the glory nothing. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1832Goals1 quote
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. — Proverbs 13:19 · 686 BCHard work1 quote
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603Perseverance1 quote
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake · 1587Persistence1 quote
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake · 1587Work1 quote
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603