Prudent diligence brings good luck-Britain
Science is for studious people, and poetry is for knowledgeable people-Joseph Lu
No one will become a wise man because of learning. Learning may come from diligence, but wit and wisdom are lazy to talent-john selden.
No animal is more diligent than the ant, but it is the most taciturn-Franklin.
The diligent man is the master of time, and the lazy man is the slave of time.
Diligence and wisdom are twins, laziness and stupidity are brothers-folk proverb
Genius should never despise diligence.
Diligent people forget to eat and sleep, but lazy people always have no time-Japan
Wisdom comes from diligence, greatness comes from mediocrity-folk proverb
Any achievement I have made in science is only due to long-term thinking, patience and diligence-Darwin
A small sapling grows into a big tree; A nine-story building rose from a pile of soil; The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
-Lao Dan quoted from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching.