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Hard work28 quotes
Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows. — Hesiod · 700 BCDiligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736God helps them that help themselves. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736It is not the prize that can make us happy; it is not even the winning of the prize....[It is] the struggle, the long hot hour of the honest fight.... There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it. — Anthony Trollope · 1862All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. — St. Jerome · 374All 28 quotes →Idleness4 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works; in Idleness alone is there perpetual despair. — Thomas Carlyle · 1843Whether we consider the manual industry of the poor, or the intellectual exertions of the superior classes, we shall find that diligent occupation, if not criminally perverted from its end, is at once the instrument of virtue and the secret of happiness. Man cannot be safely trusted with a life of leisure. — Hannah More · 1813I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1899Work4 quotes
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. — Ecclesiastes 9:10 · 931 BCAll hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. — Proverbs 14:23 · 686 BCThere is no substitute for hard work. — Thomas Edison · 1932Diligence3 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615Whether we consider the manual industry of the poor, or the intellectual exertions of the superior classes, we shall find that diligent occupation, if not criminally perverted from its end, is at once the instrument of virtue and the secret of happiness. Man cannot be safely trusted with a life of leisure. — Hannah More · 1813Luck3 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736God helps them that help themselves. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Luck, if you will, is something you work for, and the harder you work the more luck you have. — Esther Eberstadt Brooke · 1940Adversity2 quotes
It is not the prize that can make us happy; it is not even the winning of the prize....[It is] the struggle, the long hot hour of the honest fight.... There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it. — Anthony Trollope · 1862It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. — Jimmy Dugan · 1992Art2 quotes
Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work. — Chuck CloseEverybody I have ever known or read about who was really a great artist has worked until they dropped dead. — Arnold Newman · 2009Excellence2 quotes
Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows. — Hesiod · 700 BCEverybody I have ever known or read about who was really a great artist has worked until they dropped dead. — Arnold Newman · 2009Persistence2 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736"Genius" (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all). — Thomas Carlyle · 1858Self-discipline2 quotes
Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work. — Chuck CloseRenoir painted his whole life long, down to his very last day. He painted a little still life of fruit, in bed, the day before he died. — Henri Matisse · 1941Accomplishment1 quote
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603Achievement1 quote
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1933Artistic development1 quote
Everybody I have ever known or read about who was really a great artist has worked until they dropped dead. — Arnold Newman · 2009Artistic process1 quote
Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work. — Chuck CloseAthletes1 quote
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. — St. Jerome · 374Benefits of adversity1 quote
It is not the prize that can make us happy; it is not even the winning of the prize....[It is] the struggle, the long hot hour of the honest fight.... There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it. — Anthony Trollope · 1862Carpe diem1 quote
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. — Ecclesiastes 9:10 · 931 BCCharacter1 quote
Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows. — Hesiod · 700 BCDedication1 quote
Renoir painted his whole life long, down to his very last day. He painted a little still life of fruit, in bed, the day before he died. — Henri Matisse · 1941Education1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Fortune1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615Genius1 quote
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Thomas Edison · 1932God's favor1 quote
God helps them that help themselves. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Good luck1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Happiness1 quote
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1933Incentives1 quote
Thou art not for the fashion of these times,
Where none will sweat but for promotion. — William Shakespeare · 1616Inspiration1 quote
Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work. — Chuck CloseKids these days1 quote
Thou art not for the fashion of these times,
Where none will sweat but for promotion. — William Shakespeare · 1616Learning1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Leisure1 quote
Whether we consider the manual industry of the poor, or the intellectual exertions of the superior classes, we shall find that diligent occupation, if not criminally perverted from its end, is at once the instrument of virtue and the secret of happiness. Man cannot be safely trusted with a life of leisure. — Hannah More · 1813