Read through the most famous quotes by topic #sever
Nothing in the 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 alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. ↗
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You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark. ↗
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You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more." ("The Castle") ↗
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities. ↗
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. ↗
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance. ↗