Business will be either better or worse

Nothing is the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; . . . Genius will not; . . . Education will not; . . . Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.