Octavio Paz Quotes

Walls don't fall without effort.

The road to success is long and up hill all the way

The tree falls not at the first stroke.

Very often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle.

Endure the journey that you take to reach your top moment. You might not get there right now but when you do, remember what you did to get there.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.

The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.

You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

For, after all, every one who wishes to gain true knowledge must climb the Hill Difficulty alone, and since there is no royal road to the summit, I must zigzag it in my own way. I slip back many times, I fall, I stand still, I run against the edge of hidden obstacles, I lose my temper and find it again and keep it better, I trudge on, I gain a little, I feel encouraged, I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory. One more effort and I reach the luminous cloud, the blue depths of the sky, the uplands of my desire.

There is no gain without struggle.

Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.

When people ask me if it has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the same quotation, the end is nothing, the road is all.Willa Cather

He who wants to succeed should learn how to fight, to strive and to suffer. You can acquire a lot in life, if you are prepared to give up a lot to get it.

Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.

It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.

Persistent work triumphs.

The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.

Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.

To the stars through thorns.

I've fought hard to get where I am.

There have been plenty of stories of people who go through adversity and had a bump in the road. The guys who persevere and continue to work hard, it turns out OK for them.