Diligence Quotes

Be ashamed to catch yourself idle.

That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.

Everything yields to diligence.

The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.

Mind your till, and till your mind.

Never let your correspondence fall behind.

Rattle me out of bed early, set me going, give me as short a time as you like to bolt my meals in, and keep me at it. Keep me always at it, and I'll keep you always at it, you keep somebody else always at it. There you are with the Whole Duty of Man in a commercial country.

Diligence which, as it avails in all things, is also of the utmost moment in pleading causes. Diligence is to be particularly cultivated by us; it is to be constantly exerted; it is capable of effecting almost everything.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.

I should never have made my success in life if I had not bestowed upon the least thing I have ever undertaken the same attention and care that I have bestowed upon the greatest.

The early morning has gold in its mouth.

I cook every chance in my pot. And only when it is cooked through do I welcome it as my food.

He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

Lack of homework shows up in the marketplace as well as in the classroom.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Like the star that shines afar, Without haste and without rest, Let each one wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do their best.

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

Speak little, do much.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim; the bird that sits is easily shot.

The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading.

Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered by tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do to-day.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, “the greatest prodigality'; since, as he elsewhere tells us, 'Lost time is never found again'; and 'What we call time enough always proves little enough'. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

One thing we have endeavoured to observe most scrupulously, namely, never to depart from the strictest facts and, in dealing with the difficult questions that have arisen during the year, we hope that we have used the utmost moderation possible under the circumstances.

I am wholly in favour of 'dull stodges'. A surprising large proportion prove 'educable': for which a primary qualification is the willingness to do work.

He that rises late must trot all day.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

If you rest too long the weeds take the garden.

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.

The leading rule for a man of every calling is diligence; never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

The busy man has few idle visitors; to the boiling pot the flies come not.

The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

Learn diligence before speedy execution.

'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping wears away stones . . . and little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says. . . .

Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.

Take care with the end as you do with the beginning

A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.

Diligence overcomes difficulties; sloth makes them.

He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.

By diligence and patience, the mouse bit in two the cable.

Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.