"That which we persist in doing becomes easier - not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

 "That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.  It is dearness only which gives everything its value.  Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods."

-Thomas Paine 

"Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch.  Each of us can be true for just one day -- and then one more and then one more after that -- until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

Thomas S. Monson
Believe, Obey, and Endure, Ensign May 2012