Mimi: I'll never get work as an actress; I always have such bad luck at auditions. Jane: Keep working at it. Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
diligence is the mother of good luck — 1591 W. STEPNEY Spanish Schoolmaster L2v Diligence is the mother of good fortune. La diligencia es madre de la buena ventura. 1736 B. FRANKLIN Poor Richard’s Almanack (Feb.) Diligence is the mother of good Luck. 1875 S. SMILES Thrift ix.… … Proverbs new dictionary
good — see if you can’t be good, be careful a good beginning makes a good ending there’s many a good cock come out of a tattered bag no good deed goes unpunished he is a good dog who goes to church the good die young … Proverbs new dictionary
luck — see there is luck in leisure there is luck in odd numbers the devil’s children have the devil’s luck diligence is the mother of good luck fools for luck … Proverbs new dictionary
mother — see like mother, like daughter the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge’s wing diligence is the mother of good luck necessity is the mother of invention praise the child, and you make love to the mother … Proverbs new dictionary
diligence — see diligence is the mother of good luck … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
exertion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Physical effort Nouns 1. exertion, energy, effort, strain, tug, pull, stretch, struggle, trouble, pains, endeavor, action; work ethic. 2. (physical exercises) a. gymnastics, athletics, acrobatics; ariel … English dictionary for students
perseverance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. continuance, permanence; firmness, stability; constancy, steadiness; tenacityor singleness of purpose; persistence, plodding, patience; industry; pertinacity; gameness, pluck, stamina, backbone;… … English dictionary for students
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