Sometimes ‘dropping’ is used instead of ‘dripping’. The lesson to be learnt is
summed up in the last two words of this quotation from Ovid: ‘What is harder
than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Only
persevere.’

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* If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
* It’s dogged that does it
* Little by little and bit by bit
* Little strokes fell great oaks
* Rome was not built in a day
* Slow but sure wins the race
* Where there’s a will there’s a way