It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

Perseverance, dear my lord,
Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, read more

Perseverance, dear my lord,
Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mock'ry.

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.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.

The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.

How long should you try? Until.

How long should you try? Until.

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.