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 thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

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

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

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is read more

Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.

The soft droppes of raine perce the hard Marble, many strokes
overthrow the tallest Oke.

The soft droppes of raine perce the hard Marble, many strokes
overthrow the tallest Oke.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.