Diligence
Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is listed as one of the seven capital virtues. It can be indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.
In students
Bernard et al. define diligence in students as the effort they put toward balanced and holistic development in mental, physical, social, and spiritual dimensions. They find that it correlates with academic performance, especially with younger students, and that the support of parents and educators encourages students to be diligent. Other factors that encourage student diligence include motivation, discipline, concentration, responsibility, and devotedness.In Buddhism
The last words of the Buddha were, "Strive on with diligence." Diligence is an integral part of all Buddhist teaching, and is considered the fourth of the. In Mahayana tradition, diligence is the third and the first said to lead to liberation, and it is said that its practice brings an increase of qualities.In Christianity
In Christianity, diligence is required to fulfill Christs command to make disciples. Matthew 28:19,20 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things. Diligence and effort are required to be true Christians as is confirmed by the Apostle James @ James 2:14,17 Verse 14 Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but he does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it? Verse 17 So, too, faith by itself, without works, is dead. And James 2:26 Indeed, just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.In other words, diligence, when combined with faith, assures spiritual success, as is brought out in the Bible book of Hebrews chapter six: verse 11 - But we desire each one of you to show the same industriousness so as to have the full assurance of the hope down to the end, 12 so that you may not become sluggish, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
It is listed in Seven Lively Virtues as the opposite of the Capital Sin of Sloth.