Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

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.

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under read more

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.

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.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier read more

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

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.

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.