Quotes About Perseverance

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard.

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.

A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

Fortitude. ... It means fixity of purpose. It means endurance. It means having the strength to live with what constrains you.

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

You must be strong, dear brothers and sisters. You must be strong with the strength that comes from faith.

I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love.

The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength.

Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

And on that day when my strength is failing; the end draws near and my time has come. Still my soul will sing Your praise unending ten thousand years and then forevermore

My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was 50...I had the strength for new deeds and ideas.

To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

What I always say is that Japanese are like willow. We can be bent easily, but once you try to break us, it would not be so easy.

I encourage you to be a person who is not afraid of responsibility. In meeting resistance you will build your strength. If you only do what is easy, you will always remain weak.