Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

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"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

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- Josh Billings

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"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while."

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"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

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"Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of."

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"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

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"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."

- Barbara Elaine Smith

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"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

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"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"

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"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"

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