Success and Failure

But little do or can the best of us: That little is achieved through Liberty.

Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind, Nor thought of the leveling wind.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole.

More people are ruined by victory, I imagine, than by defeat.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

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.

Every way makes my gain.

For every disciplined effort, there is a multiple reward.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.