How well do these Vulcan tips fit your thinking about effort?
Never:  Never use it: 
Try:  Might try it.
Use:  Use it as needed
Tell: Tell it to people who need it

Planning takes less effort than fixing.

Not everything you want is worth the cost.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth knowing why you are doing it. 

To pay for success, you may have to tax your brain.

The only public part of the success story is the last act.

No effort is too much if the payoff is worth it.

Nothing is easy if it does not deliver what you need.

Bring good fortune to your business.  Work weekends.

It takes a lot of planning to avoid effort.