Diligence is the foundation of success, teaching us the value of perseverance, hard work, and dedication.
It inspires us to stay focused, overcome obstacles, and achieve our goals with purpose.
In this collection of 101 diligence quotes, you’ll find words of wisdom from thinkers, leaders, and visionaries who emphasize the importance of staying committed to your efforts.
Whether you’re looking for motivation to keep pushing forward or a reminder of why hard work matters, these quotes will uplift and inspire you.
Best Diligence Quotes
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” – Miguel de Cervantes
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
“Patience and diligence, like faith, remove mountains.” – William Penn
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
“Diligence is the quickening of the spirit to work.” – William Ames
“Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.” – Anonymous
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
“It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins
“If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.” – Anonymous
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” – Napoleon Hill
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers
“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.” – Deepika Padukone
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” – Colin Powell
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
“Do not whine… Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.” – Joan Didion
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” – David Bly
“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
“Diligence is the key to unlocking your potential.” – Anonymous
“What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.” – Gretchen Rubin
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it.” – Stephen Hawking
“Do it with passion or not at all.” – Rosa Nouchette Carey
“Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude.” – Ralph Marston
“Hard work never goes out of style.” – Anonymous
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, and sacrifice.” – Pelé
“Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.” – Iain Duncan Smith
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
“Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work.” – Joseph Barbara
“Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment.” – Heywood Hale Broun
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.” – Anonymous
“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
“The harder you work, the luckier you get.” – Gary Player
“Do what you love, and the rest will follow.” – Anonymous
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” – John F. Kennedy
“Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.” – Andrew Carnegie
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.” – Peter Marshall
“The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!” – Marvin Phillips
“Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.” – George Bernard Shaw
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“Hard work spotlights the character of people.” – Sam Ewing
“You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
“Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.” – Aaliyah
“There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison
“Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.” – Anonymous
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
“Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you.” – Mark Cuban
“Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now.” – Anonymous
“Success comes to those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
“Success depends on backbone, not wishbone.” – Anonymous
“Hard work makes you feel good because you have accomplished something.” – Alcurtis Turner
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” – Thomas Fowell Buxton
“Hard work is an essential element in tracking down and perfecting a strategy or implementing an execution.” – Charlie Munger
“Work hard, have fun, and make history.” – Jeff Bezos
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” – Coleman Cox
“Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent entrusted to you.” – Henri-Frederic Amiel
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work.” – Stephen King
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” – Robert Half
“Sweat is the lubricant of success.” – Anonymous
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous
“Do what has to be done, even if you don’t like it.” – Anonymous
“The secret to success is constancy to purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – Jim Watkins
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln
“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
“Hustle beats talent when talent doesn’t hustle.” – Ross Simmonds
“Diligence is not achieved by chance but by effort.” – Anonymous
“A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
“Stay patient and trust your journey.” – Anonymous
“What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.” – Bobby Knight
“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” – Pyotr Tchaikovsky
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.” – Anonymous
“Do not despise the day of small beginnings.” – Zechariah 4:10
“Work hard. Keep grinding. Stay humble.” – Anonymous
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Effort is a commitment to seeing a task through to the end, not just until you get tired of it.” – Howard Cate
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
“Work hard, stay consistent, and the rest will follow.” – Anonymous
