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

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

Diligence is a great teacher.

Diligence is a great teacher.

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

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

There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du read more

There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du merite sans elevation mais il n'y a point
d'elevation sans quelque merite.]

Nothing is so difficult that diligence cannot master it.

Nothing is so difficult that diligence cannot master it.

We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
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We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
[Lat., Virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus.
Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit.]

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa read more

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.