effort Quotes

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Nothing will work unless you do.

If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeting, a flight, an appointment or a date, it's important to ensure you are there when you say you will be there. This may feel like an old-fashioned tip to give, but it has served me well for five decades in business.

I like to work when I'm not working - do something that may not be considered work, but to me it's work. Getting exercise by going to the grocery store.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.