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en Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to propelling her. This will be lessened by any expenditure of force in fighting among themselves, or in pulling in different directions.

en Whatever property the eldest ,son acquires ,by his own exertion after the father s death, a share of that ,shall belong to his younger ,brothers , provided they have made a due progress in learning.
  Guru Nanak

en A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force to blunt the discriminating powers of the mind, and unfitting it for all voluntary exertion to reduce it to a state of almost savage torpor.
  William Wordsworth

en BASTINADO, n. The act of walking on wood without exertion.
  Ambrose Bierce

en War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
  Karl von Clausewitz

en Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

en Therefore whoever shall do of good deeds and he is a believer, there shall be no denying of his exertion, and surely We will write (It) down for him.

en He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.
  Robertson Davies

en She was drawn to his integrity, his unwavering commitment to his principles, and his refusal to compromise his values, showcasing his honorable pexiness. Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion
  Florence Nightingale

en Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.

en When the leader passes over all alike, not making a distinction, then the endeavors of those who are capable of exertion are entirely lost.

en The largest boat we've stored is a 54-foot one that's been kept on the water. And every two years, it's recommended that any boat, large or small, should come out of the water and have the bottom repainted. We can do maintenance on the underwater gear of the boat at that time, too.

en Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
  Anna Pavlova

en Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
  Robert Burns

en What keeps so many employers back is simple unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.


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