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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propped by read more
Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propped by ancestry, whose grace
Chalks successors their way, nor called upon
For high feats done to th' crown, neither allied
To eminent assistants, but spiderlike
Out of his self-drawing web, 'a gives us note,
The force of his own merit makes his way,
A gift that heaven gives for him, which buys
A place next to the king.
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.
There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
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.]
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
