Persistence

Nothing in the world
can take the place of persistence
Talent will not:
nothing is more common than
unsuccessfull men with talent.
Genius will not:
unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not:
the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent.
The slogan "Press On" has solved
and always will solved
the problems of the human race.

--- Calvin Coolidge

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Source: The Millenium Stories by Frank Mihalic, SVD *423