Effort is the necessary condition of moral perfection.
Those who think that they can live a high spiritual life whose bodies are filled with idleness and luxuries are mistaken.
The body is the first student of the soul.
—HENRY DAVID THOREAU
Nothing more can be considered as real merit for a person than his effort. Only in his effort is a person shown in his real light.
—The KORAN
If you were abused, make an effort to love those who have abused you. If you have abused someone, make an effort to correct the evil which you created.