Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

The combination of hard work and smart work is efficient work

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.