"It is a common proverb, beauteous princess, that diligence is the mother of good fortune."

"Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness — its opposite — never brought a man to the goal of any of his …"

"The more opportunities there are in a Society for some persons to live upon the toil of others, and the less those ot…"

"To rank the effort above the prize may be called love."

"I say to you: Make perfect your will. I say: Take no thought of the harvest, But only of proper sowing."

"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow whi…"

"The plans of the diligent surely lead to success, but all who are hasty surely head for poverty."

"It is a reasonable presumption that a man who sleeps upon his rights has not got much right."

"The using of legal diligence is always favoured and shall never turn to the disadvantage of the creditor. The maxim V…"

"Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt: Laws come to the assistance of the vigilant, not of the sleepy."