Diligence: “constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.”
~ dictionary.com
“Building our homes as fortresses of righteousness for protection from the world takes constant labor and diligence.”
~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
“What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.”
~ Samuel Johnsonv
“Persevere in virtue and diligence.”
~ Plautus
“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”
~ Confucius
“Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.”
~ William Penn
“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
~ Buddha
“He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.”
~ Menander
“Everything yields to diligence.”
~ Antiphanes