Exertion Quotes

158 Exertion quotes by 129 unique authors

The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. It is the one calling… — William Booth
The necessary has never been man's top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human… — Eric Hoffer
Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal of a better home, better clothing, better food for himself… — Winston Churchill
He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by… — Robertson Davies
If physical exercise were combined with mental exertion, the blood would be quickened in its circulation, the action of the heart would be more perfect,… — Ellen G. White
Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense. — Edward Rutledge
To abstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or to seek distant rather than immediate results, are among the most painful exertions of… — Nassau William Senior
Each man has his own vocation. The talent is the call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him. He has… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The exertions that men find it necessary to make, in order to support themselves or families, frequently awaken faculties that might otherwise have lain for… — Thomas Malthus
For the unified mind in accord with the Way all self-centered striving ceases. Doubts and irresolutions vanish and life in true faith is possible. With… — Sengcan
Your least frequent, most extreme exertions will have the greatest influence on your fitness. The peak moments of a workout count far more than the… — Unknown Author
..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts,… — George Washington
Only let it be trust in God, not in man, not in circumstances, not in any of your own exertions, but real trust in God,… — George Muller
A good character is, in all cases, the fruit of personal exertion. It is not inherited from parents; it is not created by external advantages;… — Josiah Johnson Hawes
New things always have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow. It is sheer fantasy to imagine that the cause of socialism is all… — Mao Zedong
When one can do better than everyone else in the same walk, one does not make any very painful exertions to outdo oneself. The progress… — William Hazlitt
If the British Empire is fated to pass from life into history, we must hope it will not be by the slow process of dispersion… — Winston Churchill
It is easier to make money than to save it. One is exertion, the other, self-denial. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
When a man works by faith, he works by mental exertion instead of by physical force. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Our country's honor calls upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion; and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole… — George Washington
Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to… — Henry George
It is better to be tired from physical exertion than to be fatigued by the 'poisons' generated by nervousness while lying awake. — Joseph Pilates
One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things-in the way that if one sets out to pick up a 100-pound… — Maya Angelou
It has often been found that profuse expenditures, heavy taxation, absurd commercial restrictions, corrupt tribunals, disastrous wars, seditions, persecutions, conflagrations, inundation, have not been able… — Thomas B. Macaulay
There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money; for when money can be had in this way, repayment is seldom thought of… — George Washington

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