Quotes about Perseverance

Are you not in a race; and is not the prize the crown of glory; and should you then sit still or take your ease? (281)

Brethren, experience will teach you that men are not made learned or wise without hard study, unwearied labors, and experience.

The strongest Christian is unsafe among occasions to sin (519).

If your hope dieth, your duties die, your endeavors die, your joys die, and your souls die. And if your hope be not acted, but lie asleep, it is next to dead, both in likenss and preparation( 585).

As Socrates said when his wife first railed at him, and next threw a vessel of foul water upon him, "I thought when I heard the thunder, there would come rain

But a deep walk with God does not come effortlessly. If it did, many more people would have one. First, you must decide you're unwilling to remain where you are. Second, you must be prepared to pay a price. Will you rise earlier so you can spend unhurried tome with Him? Will you forgo comforts and pleasures so you can focus on your walk with Him?

If they were honest, many parents would confess that their primary reasons for not allowing their child to quit something is because of financial reasons, or personal reluctance to get involved, or both.

If you are presently facing significant challenges in your life, trust in the Lord! Be an aggressive responder who lives with alert expectancy!

When we fail we are merely joining the great parade of humanity that has walked ahead of us and will follow after us.

We suffer to get well. We surrender to win. We die to live. We give it away to keep it.

You do not have to see the sun to know that it is still shining.

As my father, Saint Francis, put it, "If you have once faced the great death, the second death can do you no harm.