“patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for…
Page 230 “patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” Napoleon Hill
— from Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)
In the book
The doing itself is unglamorous, and that is most of it. You build a successful life one day at a time, a single day's work laid upon the last, through patience, persistence, and plain perspiration. Self-discipline is the thing that holds it together — setting the goal and then taking the action again and again — and the whole sequence distills to a simple formula: clarity of purpose, a compelling reason to act, a sound strategy, consistent action, and the flexibility to adapt as you go. — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)