In plain words
Keep working and keep learning, and very few doors stay shut.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Ch. XII; Wikiquote sourced section.
- The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, ch. XII
- 1759
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.
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ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.OvidOnly after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.Confucius