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.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few read more

Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

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.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers read more

The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers - these are the masters of victory.

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

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

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

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

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