Quotes about Perseverance

For when the grace of God cometh to a man, then he becometh able to do all things, and when it departeth then he will be poor and weak and given up unto troubles. In these thou art not to be cast down nor to despair, but to rest with calm mind on the will of God, and to bear all things which come upon thee unto the praise of Jesus Christ; for after winter cometh summer, after night returneth day, after the tempest a great calm.

All Saints have passed through much tribulation and temptation, and have profited thereby. And they who endured not temptation became reprobate and fell away. There is no position so sacred, no place so secret, that it is without temptations and adversities.

Remain tranquil and prepare to bear still greater trials. All is not lost even though you be troubled oftener or tempted more grievously. You are a man, not God. You are flesh, not an angel. How can you possibly expect to remain always in the same state of virtue when the angels in heaven and the first man in paradise failed to do so? I am He Who rescues the afflicted and brings to My divinity those who know their own weakness.

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility, for it thinks all things are lawful for itself and all things are possible.

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.

Sometimes, when you're building a company, out of necessity there's just a gazillion things you have to learn and figure out.

I had bad back injuries; two bulging discs and a broken fragment off a disc, all in my sciatic nerve.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

One thing I have always believed in is to never give up.

Seeing my name in the newspapers after winning the national junior championship motivated me to win more medals and I have never looked back since then.