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Lord Chesterfield quotesFirmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.
François de La Rochefoucauld quotesIt is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character, which easily changes into asperity.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quotesThe greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.