Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Manners are stronger than laws

Manners are stronger than laws

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if...

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

Foolish men imagine that because judgement for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

Foolish men imagine that because judgement for an evil thing is delayed, there is no...

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults...

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults...

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was...

Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it...

Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had...

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had...

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just...

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just...

It was this really bizarre video idea, this animated Power Ranger-y thing. I said, 'This...

It was this really bizarre video idea, this animated Power Ranger-y thing. I said, 'This...