Calling Quote by Samuel Johnson

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Men are not really born either hopelessly idle, or preternaturally industrious. They may move in one direction or the other as will or circumstances…

— Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook

For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.

— Gustave Flaubert

It turns out, that men, when they're taking care of their business, they're not fully attending to the task at hand, but, I'm sure…

— Richard Thaler

Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Some men are so eager for success that they are even willing to work for it.

— Evan Esar

Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because... they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention…

— Calvin Coolidge

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

— Joseph Addison

When men are easy in themselves, they let others remain so.

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Men who have great riches and little culture rush into business, because they are weary of themselves.

— Horace Greeley

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

— James Allen

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson