Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race
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Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.
All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me.
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets read more
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
