All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. Nothing is more persuasive than absolute conviction. And nothing takes the place of persistence. Nothing takes the place of persistence. Talent will not.
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence alone has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.