Theodore Thornton Munger

American minister and author

Theodore Thornton Munger wrote a book of guidance for young readers called On the Threshold. It contains the earlier passage from which Quote Investigator traces this family of sayings.

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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent”

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