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Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.
Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.
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.]
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
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.
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
