Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

It is not necessary to hope in order to undertake, nor to succeed in order to persevere.

It is not necessary to hope in order to undertake, nor to succeed in order to persevere.

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.

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.

Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.

Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

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.

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.