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.

We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

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.

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

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

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

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

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

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a read more

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.