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Every kind of fortune is to be overcome by bearing it.

It helps I think to consider ourselves on a very long journey: the main thing is to keep to the faith to endure to help each other when we stumble or tire to weep and press on.

To struggle when hope is banished. To live when life's salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that's vanished- To endure and go calmly on!

He never knew when he was whipped ... so he never was.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.

Every great work every big accomplishment has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision and often just before the big achievement comes apparent failure and discouragement.

It's the steady constant driving to the goal for which you're striving not the speed with which you travel that will make your victory sure.

I read my own books sometimes to cheer me when it is hard to write and then I remember that it was always difficult and how nearly impossible it was sometimes.

Never stop. One always stops as soon as something is about to happen.

Never give in! Never give in! Never never never never.... In nothing great or small large or petty never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!

When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through it is best to make up our minds to meet it with firmness and accommodate everything to it in the best way practical. This lessons the evil while fretting and fuming only serve to increase your own torments.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

Desire and hope will push us on toward the future.

It is with enterprises as with striking fire we do not meet with success except with reiterated efforts and often at the instant when we despaired of success.

How many years you have to keep on doing until you know what to do and how to do!

Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.

Slow motion gets you there faster.

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.