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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.
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few read more
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
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.
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
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.
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
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
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.