I have seen some quit before they start, I have seen some quit on the verge of success, I have seen some quit all along the path.
This brings me to the following: the key to success includes "keep at it!".
Rhb
Mastering others requires strength; mastering self is true power.
Dao de Jing Chapter 33
'Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men 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.'
Calvin Coolidge
Genius is a product of (1) intelligence/special abilities, (2) persistence/hard work, and (3) striving.
Sir Francis Galton
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew [muscle]
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
Rudyard Kipling in the poem "If" (One of my absolute favorite Poems - Rhb)
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 honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Winston Churchill speaking to students at the Harrow School
Often success is a matter of simply not giving up.
Many have succeeded by being the last one to quit.
Many things in life require hard work, sacrifice & time.
Often the enemy is our own doubts & uncertainty.
Often the barrier is our fear that success will not be ours, or that success will not be what we expect.
Conquering ourselves is the ultimate challenge.
The difference between a dream and a fantasy is our willingness to work at it in spite of the setbacks, in spite of the difficulties, in spite of the challenges, in spite of being tired, in spite of the absence of a guarantee.
Rhb
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