What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life. Henri Nouwen
To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task. William Congreve
When people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters. Idries Shah
Tis a hard task this, not to sacrifice manners to wealth. Martial
It would be a hard task to discover the maker and father of this universe of ours, and even if we did find him, it would be impossible to speak of him to everyone. Plato
It is a hard task to comfort the proud. Irish Proverb