(307 quotes found)
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
John Quincy Adams
“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.”
Tom Krause
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.”
Tom Hopkins
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel.”
Marie Osmond
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
Charles Austin Beard
“Football is like life -- it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
Vince Lombardi