People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.