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

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

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.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

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.

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

God helps those who persevere.

God helps those who persevere.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

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.

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.