 | 1855 - 616 pages
...conquering weakness, man may well succeed, To conquer conquest's pride, is hard indeed. JOHN STIRLING. The longer I live, the more I am certain that the...between the feeble and the powerful, the great and insignificant, is ENERGY, Invincible Determination, a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1855 - 492 pages
...waters of this world are excluded ; that moment he imbibes them he sinks. — Il>'.v. John Stephenson. The longer I live the more I am certain that the great...between men, between the feeble and the powerful, is energy, invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1855 - 432 pages
...skin.' — Ragged School Union Mayazine. DETERMINATION-. ' The longer I live,' says Sir TF Buxton, 'the more I am certain that the great difference between...between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignif,cant — is energy, invincible determination, a purpose once fixed in, and then death or victory.... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1855 - 156 pages
...aim with selfdevoted assiduity. He seemed to act upon the conviction of Sir TF Buxton, who said; " The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men—between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant—is energy; invincible... | |
 | 1856 - 796 pages
...ever-memorable maxim of Sir Thomee Fowell Buxton, which you ought to engrave upon your hearts and memories. " The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is ENERGY, — INVIKCIBLE DETERMINATION... | |
 | 1857 - 594 pages
...!'' And he becomes great. His works are the admiration of thousands. It has been shrewdly remarked that " the great difference between men — between...powerful, the great and the insignificant — is energy • iavincible determination." Energy and determination. These qualitics, when directed towards legitimate... | |
 | 1857 - 784 pages
...and success must crown your endeavours." A powerful will can do great things. The great difference between the feeble and the powerful, the great and...insignificant, is energy, invincible determination and purpose. No talents are of much use if this quality be wanting. But John Cutts had a religious... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1858 - 348 pages
...Like a star on eternity's ocean. LVm. — SELECT PARAGRAPHS IN PROSE. ENERGY. SIR T. POWELL BUXTOK. THE longer I live, the more I am certain that the...fixed, and then death or victory. That quality will do any thing that can be done in this world ; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...instances. The history of heroes is the history of youth. D'lBRAELI. The longer I live, the more am I certain that the great difference between men, —...purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That talent can do anything that can be done in this world, and no one can be a man without it— SIR TF... | |
 | 1859 - 188 pages
...rejoice that you were wise enough to form and to act upon that determination." FOWELL BUXTON'S MOTTO. " THE longer I live, the more I am certain that the...great and the insignificant, is ENERGY— INVINCIBLE DETERMINATION—a purpose once fixed, and then DEATH or VICTORY. That quality will do any thing that... | |
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The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men — between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant — is energy, invincible determination, a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. That quality... 
