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I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.
I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.
So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er read more
So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
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
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces read more
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
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.
Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.
Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.