1. Smart qualifications, inner drive, diligent work attitude and perseverance. These are other conditions required for successful scientific research. ——Beveridge

2. Genius is the ability to work hard and diligently without end. ——Carlyle

3. Inspiration is the reward obtained by tenacious labor. ——Rebin

4. There is only one step between genius and mortal, and this step is diligence. ——Anonymous

5. No animal is more diligent than the ant, but it is the most taciturn. ——Franklin

6. 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

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

8. Genius comes from hard work. ——Gorky

9. Invention is one percent talent and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ——Edison

10. Any sudden inspiration cannot actually replace long-term hard work. ——Rodin