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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

God is with those who persevere.

God is with those who persevere.

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.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

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.

How long should you try? Until.

How long should you try? Until.