Quotes about Perseverance

This is not a misfortune but that to bear it like a brave man is good fortune.

Whom a man might compare to one of those half-eaten wretches, matched in the amphitheatre with wild beasts; who as full as they are all the body over with wounds and blood, desire for a great favour, that they may be reserved till the next day

And whensoever thou findest thyself; that thou art in danger of a relapse, and that thou art not able to master and overcome those difficulties and temptations that present themselves in thy present station: get thee into any private corner, where thou mayst be better able. Or if that will not serve forsake even thy life rather. But so that it be not in passion but in a plain voluntary modest way: this being the only commendable action of thy whole life that thus thou art departed

Not to be overwhelmed by what you imagine, but just do what you can and should.

To be the same in all circumstances—intense pain, the loss of a child, chronic illness. And to see clearly, from his example, that a man can show both strength and flexibility.

Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can't be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything.

Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.

Be the stone cliff against which the waves constantly break, standing firm against the fury of the sea.

Practice even at the things that you have lost all hope of achieving. For the left hand, though inefficient at everything else through lack of practice, is more powerful than the right when it comes to gripping the bridle; for it has had good practice at that.

People who love what they do wear themselves down doing it, they even forget to wash or eat.

He was not easily moved and tossed up and down, but loved to be constant

What stands in the way is the way.