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Benjamin Franklin2 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Little strokes fell great Oaks. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Abraham Lincoln1 quote
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing. — Abraham Lincoln · 1855Benjamin Disraeli1 quote
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. — Benjamin Disraeli · 1872Ellice Hopkins1 quote
Gift, like genius, I often think, only means an infinite capacity for taking pains. — Ellice Hopkins · 1879Falkor1 quote
Never give up and good luck will find you. — Falkor · 1984Francis Drake1 quote
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. — Francis Drake · 1587Frank Abagnale1 quote
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse. — Frank Abagnale · 2002Lao Tzu1 quote
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCLise Bouvier1 quote
It's a pity you don't have as much charm as you have persistence. — Lise Bouvier · 1951Lucretius1 quote
The ring on the finger becomes thin beneath by wearing, the fall of dripping water hollows the stone. — Lucretius · 55 BCMontesquieu1 quote
In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. — Montesquieu · 1755Ovid1 quote
Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use. — Ovid · 18Phoebe Cary1 quote
And though hard be the task,
"Keep a stiff upper lip." — Phoebe Cary · 1870Robert Lloyd1 quote
Slow and steady wins the race. — Robert Lloyd · 1762Robert W. Service1 quote
Just have one more try-it's dead easy to die,
It's the keeping-on-living that's hard. — Robert W. Service · 1912Samuel Beckett1 quote
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. — Samuel Beckett · 1989T.H. Huxley1 quote
Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness. — T.H. Huxley · 1870Thomas Carlyle1 quote
"Genius" (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all). — Thomas Carlyle · 1858Thomas H. Palmer1 quote
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. — Thomas H. Palmer · 1840Winston Churchill1 quote
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. — Winston Churchill · 1941