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.

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.

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

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.

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles read more

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.

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

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

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

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