“Perseverance in almost any plan is better than fickleness and fluctuation. (Alexander Hamilton, July 1792)”

“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”

“The suspect nature of these stories can be seen in the anecdote Jefferson told of Hamilton visiting his lodging in 1792 and inquiring about three portraits on the wall. “They are my trinity of the three greatest men the world has ever produced,” Jefferson replied: “Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton, and John Locke.” Hamilton supposedly replied, “The greatest man that ever lived was Julius Casar.”

“Sometimes, before you make any plans or resolutions, before you declare your heroic intent to persevere, you just have to cry.”

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.”

“The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.”