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.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

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.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

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

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

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.

God helps those who persevere.

God helps those who persevere.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

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

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