We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.

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

But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
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But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hews down and fells the hardest-timbered oak.

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

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

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.

Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.