Sunday, July 20, 2008

Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter." Shakespeare.


"All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-ax, or of one impression of the spade with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed by the sense of their disproportion; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties and mountains are levelled, and oceans bounded, by the slender force of human beings." -- Johnson
Photo by Damir Sencar

3 comments:

Mel said...

I keep telling this to my children. Actually, my dad said it first and he's so right. Every success story we've ever heard, read about or seen a movie about, involves this very concept--the absolute refusal to give up. My 6-year-old son Stephen can tell anyone when asked that the most important key to success is perserverance. He's mastered the concept of perservering in his video games until he wins the gold cup, or the most points, or the greatest number of stars. :) But I know that he and the other children will benefit greatly from applying this principle in every area of their lives. Thank you for sharing. And, as always, great photos! :)

FCB said...

well my best for Stephen, he will no doubt accomplish great things. Glad you like the photo; the quote by Shakespeare in the title -- ...graces in themselves speak what no words can utter." is precisely how that picture strikes me. So much bound up in that picture, grace, determination, confidence, fitness, culminating in an "athletic ballet" as the photographer called it.

Joseph Pulikotil said...

Hello Fred!

Several famous sayings are based on this concept.

A JOURNEY OF THOUSAND MILES STARTS WITH A SINGLE STEP.

LITTLE DROPS MAKE THE OCEAN.

Have a good day!