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Light is the task when many share the toil.
Light is the task when many share the toil.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one
who has lighted another's read more
He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one
who has lighted another's lamp from his own lamp; it none the
less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.
[Lat., Homo qui erranti comiter monstrat viam,
Quasi lumen de suo lumine accendit, facit:
Nihilominus ipsi luceat, cum illi accenderit.]
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
You measure a government by how few people need help.
You measure a government by how few people need help.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
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.
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under read more
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.
