Muhammad Ali Jinnah Quotes
Character, courage, industry and perseverance are the four pillars on which the whole edifice of human life can be built and failure is a word unknown to me.
Jinnah, Muhammad Ali. Words of Wisdom: Selections from the Speeches and Statements of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Directorate of Films and Publications, Government of Pakistan, 1973, p. 61.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and then as the Dominion of Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as the Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"). His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.