Effort means try. We cannot get anything without effort. If a person wants progress in life effort is very necessary for the good level. In the world we can observe that for a competition attempt is a main step to find the goal or aim. In the history we can study that without effort reputation is impossible. A player cannot win the match without try or attempt. Effort is a first step of success.
Old lesson
I have many old books in my home library. In the modern world people have not books because most of the people are interested to study through internet library. We can search old lesson from internet without consume time. Old lessons have moral lesson. Old stories give us standards of life. I am fond old lessons due to I have old books.