"Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Success Tags: lowly, perseverance, virtue More From Ambrose Bierce "Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others." "Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice." "Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones." More In Success "A great mind becomes a great fortune."― Lucius Annaeus Seneca "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."― Mark Twain "Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."― Arthur Ashe