Tracing Quotations
Henry Austin? Henry Austen? Robert Burns Wilson? C. C. Cameron? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A poem about tenacity begins with the following four lines: 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. This verse has been attributed to …
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Elbert Hubbard? Robert Burns Wilson? Dale Carnegie? Kin Hubbard? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A short motivational piece of about 130 words begins with the following sentence: “Genius is really only the power of making continuous efforts.” The piece has been attributed to aphorist Elbert Hubbard and poet Robert Burns Wilson. Would you please explore …
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Elbert Hubbard? Kin Hubbard? Ralph Waldo Emerson? Robert Burns Wilson? Henry Austin? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Success is often achieved via persistence. Here is a popular elaboration of this notion: There is no defeat except from within. There is really no insurmountable barrier, save your own inherent weakness of purpose. This remark has been …