“We sack, we ransack to the utmost sands Of native kingdoms, and of foreign lands: We travel sea and soil; we pry, and prowl, We progress, and we prog from pole to pole.” ProgressSeaLandTravelKingdomsSoilSandNativeForeign Lands Book:Emblems: Divine and Moral Source: Emblems: Divine and Moral
“The spirit of the Japanese nation is, by its nature, a thing that must be propagated over the seven seas and extended over the five continents. Anything that may hinder its progress must be abolished, even by force.” MaySpiritForceNationsFiveProgressSeaSevenContinentsHinder Author:Sadao Araki
“Now it has appeared to me unfair that humanity should be engaged perpetually in calling all those things bad which have been good enough to make other things better, in everlastingly kicking down the ladder by which it has climbed. It has appeared to me that progress should be something else besides a continual parricide; therefore I have investigated the dust-heaps of humanity, and found a treasure in all of them. I have found that humanity is not incidentally engaged, but eternally and systematically engaged, in throwing gold into the gutter and diamonds into the sea.” ShouldHas BeensEnoughHumanityFoundProgressSeaCallingGoldTreasureDustEngagedGood EnoughThrowingDiamondUnfairLaddersKickingGutters Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“We never gave up. We didn't get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.” MadeLostProgressSeaDespairPushingPullingGave Up Author:John Lewis