Quotes about Perseverance

Stories teach us to not give up hope because there are times in our own journey when we mustn't give up hope. They teach endurance because in our lives we are meant to endure. They carry messages that are older than the words themselves, messages that reach beyond the page.

To find purpose in our problems, to see past the ugliness, rather than step back, we should get closer. Only then will we notice the beauty.

It's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got.

Everything I eat has been proved by some doctor or other to be a deadly poison, and everything I don't eat has been proved to be indispensable for life. But I go marching on.

A great devotee of the Gospel of Getting On.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence.

The point was not to die, since death came anyway, but to survive, which would be a miracle.

The advantage of being lovers is that we have to work hard at our relationship, because everything conspires to drive us apart. Our decision to be together has to be renewed again and again; that keeps us on our toes.

Although stunned and hungry, many sang, because it would have been pointless to aggravate misfortune by complaining.