"It is when those who are not..." - Quote by Confucius
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.
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“Sticking to it is the genius.”
“We have prayed, we have coaxed, we have begged, for the vote, with the hope that men, out of chivalry, would bestow equal rights upon women and take them into partnership in the affairs of the state. We hoped that their common sense would triumph over prejudices and stupidity. We thought their boasted sense of justice would overcome the errors that so often fetter the human spirit; but we have always gone away empty handed. We shall beg no more.”
“Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly”