#diligence

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels. ↗

— William Henry Ashley

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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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Therefore we examine with considerable diligence the consensus of the true, learned, and purer antiquity, and we love and praise the testimonies of the fathers which agree with the Scripture. ↗

— Martin Chemnitz

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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence. ↗

— Bill Hybels

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The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence. ↗

— Mwai Kibaki

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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance. ↗

— Venus Williams

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I dropped out of school and congratulated myself for my diligence. Few realize how hard one has to work to resist the pressures of conventional success. ↗

— Bauvard

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Care and diligence bring luck. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

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To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

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