"Planting flowers in a desert is more productive than imparting wisdom to fools."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Effort, Flowers, Desert, Wisdom, Fools

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"Plans are easy to make, dreams are easy to dream. But putting your back into it? A little bit of hard graft and discipline? That is just too scary and far too much effort for the masses."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

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"We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team."

Paul Tagliabue, American Executive

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"Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

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"The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to do it better."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

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"It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

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"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

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"To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

Effort, Ideals, Struggle, Worth

"Value the effort you put forward. Be determined, committed, and involved."

Lorii Myers, Canadian Author

Effort, Truth, Observation, Wisdom

"Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

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"In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website."

Jo Bonner, American Politician

Effort, Information, Internet, Numbers

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"Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier."

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"Throw a champion into the ocean, and he'll swim. Throw a champion into the pit, and he'll climb. Throw him off a cliff, and he'll grow wings. Throw him into a furnace, and he'll become gold."

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"Plans are easy to make, dreams are easy to dream. But putting your back into it? A little bit of hard graft and discipline? That is just too scary and far too much effort for the masses."

"We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team."

"Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently."

"The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to do it better."

"It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work."

"You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder."

"To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle."

"Value the effort you put forward. Be determined, committed, and involved."

"Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."

"In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website."

Explore more quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

"The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened."

"Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students."

"Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens."

"The greater the pressure, the greater the treasure."

"Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier."

"A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind."

"The universe sees your beauty, now see the beauty in others."

"Major breakthroughs often come after major breakdowns."

"Step up your game and success will step up to you."

"Throw a champion into the ocean, and he'll swim. Throw a champion into the pit, and he'll climb. Throw him off a cliff, and he'll grow wings. Throw him into a furnace, and he'll become gold."