No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is r

No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. – Charles Francis Adams

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Persistence
category

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

Category:
Persistence

Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 – Bible

Category:
Persistence

Dont halt before you are lame. – English Proverb

Category:
Persistence

The darkest hour is just before the dawn. – Proverb

Category:
Persistence

Random Quotes

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. – Gore Vidal

Category:
Birds

One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. – Alice James

Category:
Medical

Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways. – Samuel McChord Crothers

Category:
amazing

Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever. – Vince McKewin, from the movie The Replacements

Category:
Sports