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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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.
No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.
No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non read more
The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.]
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
God helps those who persevere.
God helps those who persevere.
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.
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
