"From exertion come wisdom and purity; from sloth……" — Henry David Thoreau

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• The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible;… — Charles Babbage
• Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp… — Robert Burns
• War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering. — Carl von Clausewitz
• The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot… — George Washington
• Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion. — Florence Nightingale
• The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If… — Unknown Author
• It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through… — Subhas Chandra Bose
• We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust… — George Washington
• It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and… — George Sand
• Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for… — Germaine Greer
• Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers. — Gerrit Smith
• He who by an exertion of mind or body, adds to the aggregate of enjoyable wealth, increases the sum of… — Henry George

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