Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up read more

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by little.

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.

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.

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.

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

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

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

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

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

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

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death