If you ain't smart, diligence can solve it.

If you ain't smart for shit, you better fix yourself before you wreck yourself.

— Simon Quperlier

“Diligence without intelligence is tragedy, not success.”

— Kevin Keenoo

Building our homes as fortresses of righteousness for protection from the world takes constant labor and diligence.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck.

— Samuel Smiles

“Diligence does not work if there is a lack of innate talent.”

— Irving Stone

I have always believed that most large fortunes are made by men...who tumbled into a lucky opportunity. Hard work and attention to business are…

— Julius Rosenwald

Politicians are interesting people, most of them are smart and hard-working-I mean, they keep schedules no one else would think of keeping. Some of…

— Tucker Carlson

Smart Work + Hard Work = Genius!

— Manish Pandey

People for whom art is religion can say, "What I love about art is that it points to a higher reality." Well, fine, but…

— Jim Woodring

“Anytime I see a rainbow, what comes into my mind is how skillful and talented someone was to create an ark that didn't leak…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Watch yourself with all diligence, lest the enemy steals near and robs you, depriving you of this great treasure, which is inner peace and…

— Lorenzo Scupoli

She spent hours drawing on her own, trying to perfect her craft. And when she got into music, she had that same diligence in…

— Laura Joplin

In the corporate world, if you have analysts, due diligence, and no horse sense, you've just described hell.

— Charlie Munger

We study health, and we deliberate upon our meats and drink and air and exercises, and we hew and we polish every stone that…

— John Donne

The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is…

— Michael Ignatieff