“ Such is the supreme folly of man that he labours so as to labour no more. ”
- Leonardo da Vinci- Copy
- 697
“ To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals — this alone is worth the struggle. ”
- Sir William Osler- Copy
- 2.5K
“ How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease. ”
- Oliver Goldsmith- Copy
- 58
“ If little labour. little are our gaines: Man's fortunes are according to his paines. ”
- Robert Herrick- Copy
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“ I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
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“ There are people who not only strive to remain static themselves, but strive to keep everything else so… their position is almost laughably hopeless. ”
- Odell Shepard- Copy
- 2.2K
“ There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see. ”
- John Masefield- Copy
- 73
“ That writer who aspires to immortality, should imitate the sculptor, if he would make the labours of the pen as durable as those of the chisel. Like the sculptor, he should arrive at ultimate perfection, not by what he adds, but by what he takes away. ”
- Charles Caleb Colton- Copy
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“ It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past labors is pleasant." [Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
- 2K
“ Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay. ”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Copy
- 3.4K
“ Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness. ”
- Anthony J. D’Angelo- Copy
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“ There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: If the ill spirit have so fair a house, Good things will strive to dwell with 't. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts, and strives without fear to do justice to them. ”
- Berthold Auerbach- Copy
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“ Dreams take us to levels we would otherwise be afraid to strive for. ”
- Bill Beham- Copy
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“ When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. ”
- Paulo Cuelho- Copy
- 630
“ A great teacher never strives to explain his vision. He simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself. ”
- R. Inman- Copy
- 2.1K
“ He that strives not to stem his anger's tide, does a wild horse without a bridle ride. ”
- Colley Cibber- Copy
- 330
“ Strive to be like a well-regulated watch, of pure gold, with open face, busy hands, and full of good works. ”
- David C. Newquist- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Ultimate failure does not come in the loss of a great goal, but in the loss of will to strive for another. ”
- Jeffrey David Lang- Copy
- 1.8K
“ Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like. ”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes- Copy
- 150
“ The Promised Land belongs to the person who takes the risks, whose face is marred by dust and sweat, who strives valiantly while daring everything. ”
- Tony Campolo- Copy
- 1.8K
“ A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes, but to get into accord with them; they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world. ”
- Sigmund Freud- Copy
- 2.6K
“ All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. ”
- James Thurber- Copy
- 4K
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