Diligence
Carefulness and persistent effort or work / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Diligence (disambiguation).
"Hard work" redirects here. For other uses, see Hard work (disambiguation).
"Diligent" redirects here. For The book, see The Diligent (book).
Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is listed as one of the seven capital virtues. It can be indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.[1]
- "There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in idleness alone there is perpetual despair." —Thomas Carlyle[2]