Diligence in study is like a seedling rising in spring, but you will not see it growing with each passing day. Dropping out of school is like a sharpening stone, you will lose every day if you don't see the damage. ——Tao Yuanming

Geniuses are the most powerful cows. They work non-stop for eighteen hours a day. ——Renan

Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to climb. ——Mao Zedong

You can become a learned person by being diligent with your eyes, hands and brain in your studies. ——Wu Han

Idleness is like sour vinegar, which softens the calcium of the spirit; diligence is like fire and wine, which can burn the flame of wisdom. ——Turkish Proverb

Seek quick results without working hard, you will only end up being pompous for a short time and embarrassed for a long time. ——Zheng Banqiao

Whoever works as hard as me will be as successful as me. ——Mozart

I have never seen a diligent, cautious and honest person who gets up early complain about a bad fate; good character, good habits, and a strong will will not be defeated by the so-called fate. ——Franklin

The determining factor of genius should be diligence. ——Guo Moruo

Work hard for a day, and you will have a good night's sleep; if you work hard for a lifetime, you will have a happy sleep. ——Leonardo Da Vinci

No one will become a wise man because of knowledge. Knowledge may be acquired through hard work, but wit and wisdom come from laziness rather than talent. ——John Selden

Diligence should be measured by the work done. ——Xu Wei

The so-called genius refers to a person with perseverance, a diligent person, a fascinated person and a selfless person. —— Kimura Kuichi

The progress of a country depends on everyone’s diligence, hard work, and improvement, just as the country’s decline is due to everyone’s laziness, selfishness, and depravity. ——Smaltz

Selected list, knowledge gained through hard work, thousands of books in the window. Three winters are enough for today, who laughs at being empty? ——Xin Qiji

Of all the faults, the one we can most easily forgive is laziness.

——La Rochefoucauld