Sextus Propertius Quotes

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

The only failure is not trying.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

Hard work always wins in the end.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.