Hope and sincerity

At present I am reading The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright.  The book chronicles the influence of women in the formative years in the history of the Australian state of Victoria, especially at the time of the gold rushes at Ballarat. 

The writer uses the phrase “hope deferred.”  Aha!  I thought!   This must be a quote from the Bible, for surely the writer is not quoting Mrs. Eddy’s poem O Gentle Presence.  The quote is given in italics and indicates something written in 1854 (page 435). 

Of course, one finds the original idea in Proverbs 13.12, “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”  What a wide influence the Bible is on writers of every age!

But I digress. 

My son sends out a daily message on email.  Here is to-day’s:

 “Nothing in the 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. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
― Calvin Coolidge

 Does some of that quote sound familiar?  On page 9 of this month’s text Message to The Mother Church 1900, we read: “Sincerity is more successful than genius or talent.”  Coolidge’s dates are 1872-1933, so my question is: Who inspired whom about this matter?  I seem to be familiar with the phrase, “Genius will not,” but cannot find it in Mrs. Eddy’s writings.  Can anyone enlighten me?

Joyce Voysey