Michael Shermer (1954) American science writer
Source: Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
“Constancy does not begin, but is that which perseveres.”
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), X Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations
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John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) American politician, 6th president of the United States (in office from 1825 to 1829)
In recent years this has often been misquoted as: "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish".
Oration at Plymouth (1802)
Context: Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.
Bias of Priene (-600–-530 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the Seven Sages
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
André Gide (1869–1951) French novelist and essayist
“An Unprejudiced Mind,” p. 324
Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality (1964)
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922) scientist and inventor known for his work on the telephone
Bell Telephone Talk (1901)
“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
John Calvin (1509–1564) French Protestant reformer
Henry Liddon (1829–1890) British theologian
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 3.
George Hendrik Breitner (1857–1923) Dutch painter and photographer
translation from the original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek
version in original Dutch (citaat van Breitner's brief, in het Nederlands:) Dat schilderij met die man, die dronken man was eerst een soep-uitdeeling, die ik gezien had, en waarvoor ik ook die studies gemaakt heb, waarover je spreekt. Ook mislukt, eenvoudig door gebrek aan doorzetten. Ik heb nog wel een teekening van gemaakt, die V. Wisselingh nogal goed vond en naderhand aan een Amerikaan heeft verkocht, en niet weet waar gebleven is”, aldus Breitner.
In Breitner's letter to Jan Veth, 1901, RKD Den Haag; as cited in Van Gogh en Breitner in Den Haag, Helewise Berger, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, p. 67
1900 - 1923
