Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Blessed is he that waiteth.

But Hercules himself must yield to odds; And many strokes, though with a little axe, Hews down and fells the hardest-timbered oak.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

Harder than flint have I made thy forehead.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.