One cannot ride two horses at once; by mounting one, the other is lost. A wise person sets aside all distractions and focuses solely on one discipline, mastering it completely. — Goethe
Before embarking on one's mission, one must possess iron will and patience, unhesitating before steep, long, and seemingly endless stairs. — Gogol
Physics has taught us a harsh lesson: the human will is subject to certain decisive limitations. — Albert Babin
The human will is not always omnipotent, for laughter and tears follow the passions that produce them, and the most sincere people are least able to control them. — Dante
God's grace is like a candle, and human will is like the wax used to make it; to ascend Mount Purgatory to reach Paradise, one cannot lack their own will. — Dante
For a person with perseverance, nothing is impossible. — Haywood
Something always begins from nothing, created by two hands and a clever mind. — Sosninsky
Just as branches are connected to the trunk, a branch severed from the trunk will soon wither. — Onegin
Laziness is a peculiar attitude toward work, characterized by its difficulty in engaging with work and its ease in leaving it. — Jepritzkaya
Labor is the foundation and means of human existence, the source through which a person achieves perfection in physique, intellect, and morality. — Ushinsky