The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.

The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier read more

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hews down read more

But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hews down and fells the hardest-timbered oak.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

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.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles read more

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.

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.

Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is read more

Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.