“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”
"The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Love
"What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Love
"There is no friendship, and no love, like that of the parent for the child."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Love
"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Love
"Preschooler’s are the hands with which we grasp heaven."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Love
"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 will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence