Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

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If you are to succeed in anything, you must be willing to keep hammering away at it, even if the hammering is difficult, painful, and time-consuming. The more you persist, the greater your reward will be.

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1. The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.

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2. You will see that the things you desire most are the very things that bring you the greatest sorrow.

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