Quote by Josh Billings
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. – Josh Billings

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Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world aint lawful tender for a loaf of bread. – Josh Billings

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Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. – Josh Billings

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Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. – Josh Billings

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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. – Author Unknown

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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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