Whoever strives with all his might, that man we can redeem.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Man errs as long as he strives.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

-- Zeno of Citium

There is no substitute for hard work.

-- Thomas Edison

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

-- Thomas Edison

一生懸命だと知恵が出る、中途半端だと愚痴が出る、いい加減だと言い訳が出る。

-- The 'Tiger of Kai' who transformed his landlocked mountain domain into one of Sengoku Japan's most formidable military powers

Life is like a long journey carrying a heavy burden. Never hurry.

-- The founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

If you do not know you may fall halfway through your work, you will not fall halfway through.

-- The visionary who brokered the alliance that overthrew Japan's feudal government and launched the country into modernity