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Quotations
 | If you fight you might lose; if you don’t, you have already lost. — Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer 17 likes |
 | Everything is hard before it is easy. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 17 likes |
 | It's better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would've happened if I had tried. — Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet 11 likes |
 | Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Thomas Edison, 1847-1934, American inventor 7 likes |
 | Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. — George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher 7 likes |
 | It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 7 likes |
 | Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 6 likes |
 | Always, start again. Toujours recommancer. — Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet 5 likes |
 | Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer 5 likes |
 | I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. — Thomas Jefferson, 1749-1826, American President [1801-1809] 4 likes |
 | Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 4 likes |
 | When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 4 likes |
 | The man who does more than he is paid for, and does it in a pleasant mental attitude, sooner or later is paid for more than he does. — Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer 4 likes |
 | The important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. — Pierre de Coubertin, 1863-1937, French, father of the Olympic Games 4 likes |
 | Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work. 4 likes |
 | Genius begins great works. Labor alone finishes them. — Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims 3 likes |
 | All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 3 likes |
 | Any fool knows that to work hard at something you want to accomplish is the only way to be happy. — Eugene O’Neill, 1888-1953, American playwright, Nobel 1936 3 likes |
 | Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome. — Donald Rumsfeld, American politician 3 likes |
 | Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer 3 likes |
 | When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins. — Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor 3 likes |
 | When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 3 likes |
 | I love my rejection slips. They show me I try. — Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer 2 likes |
 | Don't judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer 2 likes |
 | For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 2 likes |
 | Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living. — Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer 2 likes |
| There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 2 likes |
| Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 2 likes |
| The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 2 likes |
 | No one has ever drowned in sweat. — Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach 2 likes |
 | It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. — Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer 2 likes |
 | Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 2 likes |
 | It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else. — Lawrence Durrell, 1912-1990, British writer 2 likes |
 | The only joy in the world is to begin. |
 | Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you. |
 | No great achievement is possible without persistent work. |
 | It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses. |
 | Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create – this is man. |
 | A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. |
 | Gardens are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful!” and sitting in the shade. |
 | Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for. |
 | Work harder than everybody. You're not going to get it by whining, and you're not going to get it by shouting, and you're not going to get it by quitting. You're going to get it by being there. |
 | Life is a continued struggle to be what we are not, and to do what we cannot. |
 | The saints are the sinners who keep on trying. |
 | Almost all human life is corrupted by the need to justify existence. |
 | The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. |
| Sleeping on a plank has one advantage: it encourages early rising. |
| One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile. |
| Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. |
 | It is better to try something and fail than to try nothing and succeed. The result may be the same, but you won't be. We always grow more through defeats than victories. |
 | I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true, hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it. |
 | Christians are made, not born. Fiunt non nascuntur Christiani. |
 | All roads are long which lead to one's heart's desire. |
 | I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the ‘Mona Lisa’ with a two-inch brush. |
| Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you’re willing to practice, you can do. |
Quotes in Verse
 | But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 4 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Good things are difficult. Χαλεπά τα καλά. 7 likes |
 | The gods have placed sweat before value. Αρετής προπάροιθε ιδρώτα θεοί αθάνατοι θήκαν. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -289 6 likes |
| Hard work is the father of good reputation. Πόνος ευκλείας πατήρ. 5 likes |
 | Little effort will not bring much glory. Μικρού δ’ αγώνος ου μέγα έρχεται κλέος. — Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet 4 likes |
 | Those who try a lot succeed a lot. Οι πολλά βάλλοντες επιτυγχάνουσι πολλάκις. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 4 likes |
 | Good things are achieved through myriads efforts. Συν μυρίοισι τα καλά γίγνεται πόνοις. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Archelaus 4 likes |
 | Demosthenes when asked how he became successful in rhetoric, replied “By spending more on oil than on wine.” Δημοσθένης ερωτηθείς «πώς της ρητορικής περιγένου»; «Πλέον», έφη, «έλαιον οίνου δαπανήσας». — Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator 3 likes |
| No one who is slack gains a good reputation; it is hard work that leads to excellence. Ουδείς ών ράθυμος ευκλεής ανήρ, άλλ’ οι πόνοι τίκτουσι την ευδοξίαν. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Archelaos 3 likes |
 | Spending efforts for things you shouldn't, you will be inadequate for things you should. Δαπανώμενος εφ’ α μη δει, ολίγος έση εφ’ α δει. — Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | No pain, no gain. 3 likes |
 | Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind. 2 likes |
