Quotes about Perseverance

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

Life is planned with one principle objective to make you do all the particular things you particularly don't want to do.

To succeed in life you need two things: Ignorance and confidence

He felt much as a man might who had danced blithely out to enjoy a rainbow, and got struck by lightning.

The road to medical school started with a job mowing lawns I was far from sure I could handle.

And somewhere along the way it is necessary to see that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with God.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

There is no gain without struggle.

Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.

Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can't ride your back unless it is bent