Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated…

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Determination Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Talent Quotes

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of...

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of...

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of...

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of...

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the...

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system...

When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...