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Abraham LincolnGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

—  Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President

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Francis BaconA small task if it be really daily will beat the efforts of a spasmodic Hercules.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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NapoleonTake time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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QuintilianWhilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

—  Quintilian, 35-96 AD, Roman rhetorician

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Samuel JohnsonWhat we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Arthur Conan DoyleIt is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

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Samuel JohnsonFew things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Philip SidneyIf you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you will enjoy it.

—  Philip Sidney, 1554-1586, English poet & courtier

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Vladimir NabokovCaress the detail, the divine detail.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Italo CalvinoIn love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision.

—  Italo Calvino, 1923-1985, Italian writer

Italo CalvinoIn politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don’t cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.

—  Italo Calvino, 1923-1985, Italian writer

Baltasar GracianDiligence removes impossibilities.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Gertrude SteinStart all over again and this time, concentrate.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

     (to a young Ernest Hemingway)

Ludwig WittgensteinThere is no more light in a genius than in any other honest man —but he has a particular kind of lens to concentrate this light into a burning point.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

Joseph Joubert The breath of the mind is attention.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Rudyard KiplingTake everything you like seriously, except yourselves.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Bernard BaruchApproach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

Anatole FranceYou become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Philip RothI turn sentences around. That’s my life. I write a sentence and then I turn it around. Then I look at it and turn it around again…

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Dale CarnegieIf you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseWritten orders, always.

Semper letteris mandate.

—  Latin phrase

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Ancient Greek

Marcus AureliusLook beneath the surface; let not the inherent quality of a thing nor its worth escape you.

Έσω βλέπε· μηδενός πράγματος μήτε η ιδία ποιότης μήτε η αξία παρατρεχέτω σε.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VI, 3

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PlutarchNothing depends on luck, but all on good judgment and diligence.

Μηδέν της τύχης, αλλά πάντα της ευβουλίας και της προνοίας.

—  Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian

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AntiphanesWe can get on top of everything by diligence.

Τη επιμελεία πάντα δούλα γίγνεται.

—  Antiphanes, 405-335 BC, Ancient comic poet

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MenanderEverything is achievable through diligence and effort.

Αλωτά γίγνεται επιμελεία και πόνω άπαντα.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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PlutarchDifficulties are overcome with diligence.

Τα χαλεπά ταις επιμελείαις αλίσκεται.

—  Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian

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