PlutarchPerseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
Lao Tzu·500 BCDo you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?
Theodore Roosevelt·1900I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
Benjamin Graham·1949The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.
Abraham Lincoln·1860·SpringfieldGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Lucretius·-55 ADThe drops of rain that fall upon the stone in course of time will wear their way through it.