I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read.
In plain words
He decided that nothing was going to stop him learning to read.
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- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845), Chapter VI
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- 1845 · Baltimore
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Frederick DouglassIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.Frederick DouglassIf they have travelled far, they have made the road on which they travelled. If they have ascended high, they have built their own ladder.Frederick DouglassIt is not luck, nor is it great mental endowments, but it is well directed, honest toil.Frederick DouglassMore on perseverance
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.
AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.
OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Samuel Johnson
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.OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.Samuel Johnson