There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. Cather Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not.
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination and hard work make the difference. The willingness to accept responsibility for one s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things.