Wherever there is genius, I spend all the time others spend drinking coffee on work. ——Lu Xun

The so-called genius is the power of hard work. ——Dwight

Without double diligence, there is neither talent nor genius. ——Mendeleev

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent diligence. ——Edison

The tragedy of genius is that he is bound by small and comfortable fame. ——Ryuunosuke Akutagawa

Have a rest, your brain is rusty. ——German proverb

God bless those who get up early. ——Spanish proverb

He who is lazy will suffer poverty; he who is diligent will be rich. ——"Bible"

Praise weakens diligence. ——Samuel Johnson

The busier we are, the more strongly we feel that we are alive and the more aware we are of the existence of our lives. ——Kant

Although a diligent person may damage his insights or spiritual freshness and creativity because of his diligence, he will still be praised. ——Nietzsche

Boredom is a serious problem for moralists, because more than half of human sins stem from the fear of it. ——Russell

Laziness and poverty are always shameful, so everyone will try their best to hide their wealth from others and their laziness from themselves. ——Samuel Johnson

The struggle itself to reach the top is enough to enrich the human heart. People must believe that there is more to the mountain than happiness. ——Camus

When I was young, I noticed that nine out of ten things I did failed, so I tried ten times harder.

——Bernard Shaw

It would be a mistake to think that only strong passions such as ambition and love can suppress other emotions. Although laziness is as weak as water, it often conquers us: it penetrates into all goals and actions in life, eroding and destroying passion and virtue. ——La Rochefoucauld

Idle people have the least leisure. ——Sertis

For me, one thing that has not yet been realized is the biggest spur in my life. ——Erwin White

Hardworking alone is not enough, ants are also very hardworking. What are you working on? There are two fundamental faults from which all other faults arise: impatience and laziness.

——Kafka