What a shame it would be if the results you have worked to achieve required just a little longer to arrive than you were willing to wait. How sad it would be for your ship to finally come in just a few minutes after you had given up and left the dock.
Success is built upon effort and commitment. Success also requires persistence and patience.
It is of little use to work for years toward a goal if you give up just a few days before the goal is reached. There is no point in working through hundreds of obstacles if you allow the very last obstacle to stop you.
Go ahead, close the deal, finish the work and get yourself all the way to the goal you've chosen. Take those last remaining steps so that you'll hold the prize firmly in your hands.
Rest when you are weary but do not quit. Achievement belongs to those who can go the full distance.
If it's important enough to start, it's important enough to finish. Be sure to always t ake the next step, for it could very well be the one that finally gets you there.
-- Ralph Marston
80801 坚持到底
如果你付出的努力距离即将取得成果只有一步之摇，而你却不愿再坚持下去了，这该是多么令人遗憾的事。如果你久候的命运之舟终于向你驶来，而你却提前离开了上船的栈桥，这该是多么令人伤心的事。
成功是建立在努力与承担责任的基础之上的。成功同样需要毅力和耐心。
如果你为一个目标坚持了数年，再坚持几天目标就能实现，而你却在此时放弃了，那么你付出的努力是没有什么用途的。如果你让最后一个障碍阻挡了前进的脚步，那么你在工作中所跨越的数百个障碍都是不能得分的。
先走一步，接近目标，做完要做的事，想尽一切办法去实现自己选择的目标。坚持走完最后的里程，你就能把奖牌牢握手中。
疲惫时要休息，但不要放弃。胜利属于走完全程的人。
开辟阵地重要，守住阵地同样重要。要永远坚持迈出下一步，因为这很可能就是抵达成功的最后一步。
---若夫.马斯顿
