You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles — a delight in climbing rugged paths, which you would perhaps never know if you did not sometime slip backward — if the road was always smooth and pleasant.

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- Helen Keller

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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

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"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

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"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

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"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

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"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

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"Never give up because great things take time."

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