He who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces as to the idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.John Foster
Do not think that what is hard for thee to master is impossible for man; but if a thing is possible and proper to man, deem it attainable by thee.Marcus Aurelius
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.Albert Einstein
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.Henry David Thoreau
Happy are those who dream
dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.Leon J. Suenes
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.Thomas Carlyle
Press on! A better fate awaits thee.Victor Hugo
Perseverance is king.Josh Billings
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.Epictetus
The important thing in life is to have great aim and to possess the aptitude and the perseverance to attain it.Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Without sweat and toil no work is made perfect.Latin Proverb
Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.C. W. Wendte
I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.Sir T. F. Buxton
Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for it, prince or peasant.Bayard Taylor
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.Washington Irving
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Oliver Goldsmith
