Quotes about Perseverance

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Faith is necessary to victory.

The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards; they will be dissipated, lost and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence.

I myself must mix with action, lest I wither by despair.

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.

As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.

Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards problems, large or small, as opportunities; it pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit; it "lights the candle" instead of "cursing the darkness."