You May Also Like / View all maxioms
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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 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.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
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.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non read more
The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.]
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
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.