Diligence And Striving

The best striving is that which is accompanied by [divinely granted] success. خَيْرُ الإجْتِهادِ ما قارَنَهُ التَّوْفيقُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم You must be diligent even if you are not assisted by [good] fortune. عَلَيْكَ بِالجِدِّ وإنْ لَمْ يُساعِدِ الجَدُّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is diligent becomes fortunate. قَدْ سَعِدَ مَنْ جَدَّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Striving has been linked to achievement. قُرِنَ الإجْتِهادُ بِالوِجْدانِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One whose diligence becomes weaker, his opponent gets stronger. مَنْ ضَعُفَ جِدُّهُ قَوِيَ ضِدُّهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Whoever embarks upon [any action with] diligence, overpowers his opponent. مَنْ رَكِبَ جِدَّهُ قَهَرَ ضِدَّهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who employs diligence arrives at his goal. مَنْ أعْمَلَ اجْتِهادَهُ بَلَغَ مُرادَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who strives with all his effort arrives at the core of his desired objective. مَنْ بَذَلَ جُهْدَ طاقَتِهِ بَلَغَ كُنْهَ إرادَتِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Striving is useless without accomplishment. لايَنْفَعُ اِجْتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَحْقيق۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Striving is useless without [divinely given] success. لايَنْفَعُ إجتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَوْفيق۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم