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“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
Persistent effort improves the odds of useful results because steady work creates more opportunities for progress than waiting for favorable circumstances.
Source note: Poor Richard’s Almanack; the maxim appears in Franklin’s collected Poor Richard material.
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“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
The proverb presents patience as a practical advantage in goals that require time rather than immediate reward.
Source note: Poor Richard’s Almanack.
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“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
The proverb uses the ant as an example of self-directed preparation, turning observation of repeated practical behavior into a lesson about disciplined habits.
Source note: Proverbs 6:6 in the King James Version; the following verses describe the ant preparing food without an overseer.
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“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
Voice: Fictional character · Imlac
Large achievements often depend more on continued effort than on a single burst of power.
Source note: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
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“Ambition, energy, industry, perseverance, are indispensable requisites for success in business.”
The sentence presents business success as a compound result of sustained energy and persistence rather than a single clever idea or fortunate moment.
Source note: The Art of Money Getting, in Barnum’s discussion of thorough work and business effort.
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“The master-word is Work”
Osler makes sustained work the organizing principle of his address to medical students, emphasizing disciplined practice over brilliance without application.
Source note: The Master-Word in Medicine, address at the opening of the University of Toronto medical faculty buildings, October 1, 1903. This collection treats the line as historical professional rhetoric and not as an endorsement of excessive working hours.