Perseverance Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent. William Cobbett 12
Opinion Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. William Cobbett 15
Opinion From a very early age I had imbibed the opinion that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had... William Cobbett 18