When I searched on "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. "
I found no less than 8 quotes with trivial variations -- a couple not correctly attributed to Calvin Coolidge
"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. "
I found no less than 8 quotes with trivial variations -- a couple not correctly attributed to Calvin Coolidge