This document contains 3 quotes about persistence and courage. The first from Confucius says that having courage means taking action based on what you see is right. The second from Herbert Kaufman says that failure is only temporary if ambition is guided by courage and persistence leads to victory. The third and longest quote from Calvin Coolidge emphasizes that persistence and determination are powerful forces that can solve problems where talent and education alone are not enough.

1. STATEMENTS

2. “To see what is right and not to do
it is want of courage.”
Confucius
Reflection: I think this means that depending what
you see means what you’re going to be.

3. “Failure is only postponed success as long as
courage coaches ambition. The habit of
persistence is the habit of victory.”
Herbert Kaufman
Reflection: I think this means that if you don’t
postpone things you can keep persisting
on what you want to achieve.

4. Student Success Statement
“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; the world is full of educated
derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are
omnipotent. The slogan ”Press on” has solved
and always will solve the problem of the human
race.”
---Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States
Reflection: I think this means that there’s always a way out
of problems,
they might be hard but not impossible.