Effort

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From a certain point on, there is no more turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

The Zurau Aphorisms (5)
Nothing so consumes a person as meaningless exertion.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The one thing that matters is the effort
Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort
If you are going through hell, keep going
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog
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