Effort

People with real ability prefer to be judged according to what they have achieved rather than by the level of effort they have made.
On the other hand, people without any real ability want to be judged on the basis of their effort.
In the real world, however, no one is willing to pay money for effort alone.
Effort is something that we battle with ourselves personally, unseen by others.
During the effort we must persevere until the thorns and rough edges of our minds are smoothed away.
Whenever we truly make an effort, our selfishness, laziness and timidity naturally fade away.
And if we continue to work with effort, these changes in our mental quality will not fail to show themselves externally.
The process can be likened to building a pier into the sea. Hard labor must be expended before its part emerges from the water.
People who are impatient to see results can never make a real sustained effort in life.
Effort is something that needs to be continued steadily for long periods of time.
If we have a clear purpose in mind the hope and motivation to fuel our effort will be automatically generated.
Only those who achieve something can appreciate the real value of that thing.
Those who have made great efforts will achieve great pleasure.
Sincere people are able to make an effort for the sake of others, and thus become great people.
Only those human activities that are voluntary can be called effort.
And effort is the only way to build great self-confidence.
People who have made an effort know the severity and tenderness of life.
We can build up our character only through effort.
After continuing our efforts we will eventually attain a state of perfect self-effacement.
Then we will feel as if united with nature, and our minds will feel as fluid as water.
All the genuine efforts we have made unseen by others is bound to reach fruition in concrete results.