No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.

No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.

So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er read more

So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.

The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.

The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

God helps those who persevere.

God helps those who persevere.