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    Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.

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Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

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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.

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Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

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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.

by Plutarch Found in: Perseverance Quotes,
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It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

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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

by Walter Elliot Found in: Perseverance Quotes,
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people read more

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race

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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.

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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.

by Pythagoras Found in: Perseverance Quotes,
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