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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.
Stay the course, light a star,Change the world where'er you are.
Stay the course, light a star,Change the world where'er you are.
I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.
I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.
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.
No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.
No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
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 will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
