Elias Lyman Magoon (1810–1886) American minister
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 450.
“The practice of perseverance is the discipline of the noblest virtues. To run well, we must run to the end. It is not the fighting but the' conquering that gives a hero his title to renown.”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 450.
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