Quotes About Perseverance

In our case, God often raises up an enemy to see if we really want to be like Jesus.

Talent by itself does nothing but make a bit of noise.

Remember that in a hall of perfect darkness, totally dark, if you light one small candle, its light will be seen from afar; its precious light will be seen by everyone.

You have to delude yourself if you want to carry on in this life.

Some days are not new book days.

I have reached the age where life has become a series of accepted defeats—age and defeat, blood brothers faithful to the end.

Beirut has survived for thousands and thousands of years by spreading her beautiful legs for every army within smelling distance.

Your legacy. Hard work but honest. You don't have to outsmart anybody or depend on anyone when you own one plot of land. 'Cause it's always there.

Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.

Today I feel that I shall win through. I have come to the gateway of the simple; I am now content to see things as they are. I have gained freedom myself; I shall allow freedom to others. In my work will be my salvation.

Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield,But to my own strength. Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,But for the patience to win my freedom.

Perhaps the new dawn will come from this horizon, from the East where the sun rises; and then, unvanquished Man will retrace his path of conquest, despite all barriers, to win back his lost heritage.

The little flower lies in the dust. It sought the path of the butterfly.

If my heart is breaking—let it break! That will not make the world bankrupt—nor even me; for man is so much greater than the things he loses in this life. The very ocean of tears has its other shore, else none would have ever wept.

The winds of grace are blowing all the time, but it is you that must raise your sails.

XXIX You have set me among those who are defeated. I know it is not for me to win, nor to leave the game. I shall plunge into the pool although but to sink to the bottom. I shall play the game of my undoing. I shall stake all I have and when I lose my last penny I shall stake myself, and then I think I shall have won through my utter defeat.

The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you that must raise your sails.

happiness is like those stars. They don't cover all the darkness; there are gaps between. We make mistakes in life and we misunderstand, and yet there remain gaps through which truth shines.

Hasta el océano de las lágrimas tiene otra orilla; si así no fuera, nadie habría llorado nunca

Travolti dal torrente dell'incertezza, i nostri sogni hanno teso le braccia Per afferrare la terra. In mattoni e pietra si irrigidiscono i loro sogni e così sono state costruite le città dell'uomo.

Sen beni her zaman reddedip, zay?f, ÅŸüpheli arzular?n tehlikesinden kurtararak günden güne senin taraf?ndan kabul edilmeye lay?k bir hale getiriyorsun.

I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man