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Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
The waters wear the stones: thou washeth away the things which
grow out of the dust of the earth; read more
The waters wear the stones: thou washeth away the things which
grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope
of man.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.
It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.
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.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
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.
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.
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.