"He slept that night the sleep of a successfully stubborn man."

Persistence, Sleep, Success, Rest, Determination

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"If you continue to hit your head against the wall, don't be surprised if your head hurts."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

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"I think people give up, because it's the easy option, but my goodness; why would giving up be easy? Your living your life chasing anything to fill the void of what came about when you let go of everything that mattered? I'd rather fight like mad, for everything that will ever matter, because giving in to anything that doesn't will never cure the dream."

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"Sharpen your life always; even though it will come to an end like a pencil, we have to keep on writing."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

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"Sometimes the further away the target, the less you have to try to get there."

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"Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

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"When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences of giving up are more harmful than the causes. Just don't give up!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"The race is not always to the swift but to those who keep on running."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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"One step and then another and the longest walk is ended. One stitch and then another and the longest rent is mended. One brick upon another and the tallest wall is made. One flake and then another and the deepest snow is laid."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"Get this; without a continuous struggle, your previous struggles will become a waste. Stay on and hold on until the success become evident."

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