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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I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry. – Josh Billings

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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. – Josh Billings

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He conquers who endures. – Persius

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You can move a lot of water with a thimble. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. – Christopher Morley

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Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. – William Feather

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