Perseverance Conquers All Things
Genius, that power which dazzles mortal eyes,
Is oft but perseverance in disguise.
Continuous effort, of itself, implies,
In spite of countless falls, the power to rise.
’Twixt failure and success the point’s so fine
Men sometimes know not when they touch the line . . .
And oh! how true, when shades of doubt dismay,
’Tis often darkest just before the day.
A little more persistence, courage, vim!
Success will dawn o’er failure’s cloudy rim.
Then take this honey for the bitterest cup,
“There is no failure save in giving up;
No real fall as long as one still tries;
For seeming setbacks make the strong man wise.
There’s no defeat, in truth, save from within:
Unless you’re beaten there, you’re bound to win.”
By Henry Austin: as published in “Hardware World: Plumbing & Heating” (May 1922), Volume XVII, Number 5
Henry Willard Austin was born on 25 February 1858 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a journalist and a poet. His works include his collected poems, “Vagabond Verses” (1890). Henry Willard Austin passed on at 54 years of age on 16 October 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Genius, that power which dazzles mortal eyes,
Is oft but perseverance in disguise.
Continuous effort, of itself, implies,
In spite of countless falls, the power to rise.
’Twixt failure and success the point’s so fine
Men sometimes know not when they touch the line . . .
And oh! how true, when shades of doubt dismay,
’Tis often darkest just before the day.
A little more persistence, courage, vim!
Success will dawn o’er failure’s cloudy rim.
Then take this honey for the bitterest cup,
“There is no failure save in giving up;
No real fall as long as one still tries;
For seeming setbacks make the strong man wise.
There’s no defeat, in truth, save from within:
Unless you’re beaten there, you’re bound to win.”
By Henry Austin: as published in “Hardware World: Plumbing & Heating” (May 1922), Volume XVII, Number 5
Henry Willard Austin was born on 25 February 1858 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a journalist and a poet. His works include his collected poems, “Vagabond Verses” (1890). Henry Willard Austin passed on at 54 years of age on 16 October 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.