Strenuous Quotes

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Our will makes constantly a sort of agreement with the world, whereby, if the world will continually show some respect to the will, the will shall consent to be strenuous in its industry.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

The boarding I do is pretty strenuous and because I'm so active I really don't have to work out too often.

If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force.

Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years.

I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous pre-season training - something I've not previously experienced. And I knocked local football on the head this winter, simply to ensure I didn't pick up any injuries.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity.

Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.

A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives.

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.