“Patience and persistence are the keys... The keys to unlock doors of success... With these two virtues, you grow in reasoning and experience.”

“Waiting is a form of passive persistence.”

“Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.”

“To shine and outshine the shining stars, to take your abilities to the greatest height, to sit on top of the world, you must fortify yourself with persistence, the determination and willingness to stay in the same direction over a long period of time whatever the cost might be.”

“The greatest reward for a man's failure is not necessarily the consequent success, but what he becomes by it.”

“Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.”

“Sooner or later, the man who learnt lessons from his failures will be the one to be sought first for guidance, counsel and formula on how to be successful in life's endeavours.”