The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

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

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

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

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

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles read more

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

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.

The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers read more

The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers - these are the masters of victory.

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.