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

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"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything."

- Thomas Carlyle

Hope

"and he who has hope, has everything."

- Thomas Carlyle

Hope

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

- Thomas Carlyle

Self-awareness

"The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none."

- Thomas Carlyle

Self-awareness

"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but the courage to live like a man."

- Thomas Carlyle

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Resilience

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

Resilience

"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

Resilience

"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

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