Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence and determination. -Calvin Coolidge

To win without risk is to triumph without glory. -Pierre Corneille

I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more of it I seem to have. -Coleman Cox 

There are no atheists in foxholes. -William T. Cummings

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. 
Benjamin Disraeli

Through perserverence many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. -Benjamin Disraeli

A man who loses his money, gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better. -Benjamin Disraeli

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes. -John Donne

No man is free who is not master of himself. -Epictetus

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. 
John Quincy Adams

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. -Addison

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. --George Allen

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. -George Allen

The road of life can only reveal itself as it is traveled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man's future is hidden. Anon.

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