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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
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.
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
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.
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.
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up read more
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by little.
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.
