In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world, all rests on perseverance.

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"It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through eternity."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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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."

- Babe Ruth

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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."

- Adrian Williams

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