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Classical antiquity2 quotes
Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows. — Hesiod · 700 BCAll wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Colonial America2 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736God helps them that help themselves. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Old Testament Era2 quotes
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 BCAll hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. — Proverbs 14:23 · 686 BCThe Renaissance2 quotes
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. — William Shakespeare · 1603Thou art not for the fashion of these times,
Where none will sweat but for promotion. — William Shakespeare · 1616Early Christianity1 quote
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. — St. Jerome · 374New Testament Era1 quote
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. — Colossians 3:23 · 62Spanish Golden Age1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention's goal. — Miguel de Cervantes · 1615