Quotes about Perseverance

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

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. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly by the amout of hard work that is put into it.

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. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done.

IT is a very old saying that you never can tell what you can do until you try. The more I see of life the more I am convinced of the wisdom of that observation.

It has been my observation in life that, if one will only exercise the patience to wait, his wants are likely to be filled.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort and effort means work.

If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure 9 will go in the ditch and you have only one to battle with.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Life will not always be so hard or cruel. Our difficulties are but a moment.