Quotes About Perseverance

Fletcher recalled, "this was the greatest." They were grateful to have overcome it, "but it was not the last.

Magellan of October was on the

way to earning a place in history. In the intervening months, he passed a series of tests

that King Manuel had refused to back the navigator, humiliating him over and over again.

approximation to Paradise that Magellan was likely to encounter during his entire voyage around the world.

Surviving shipwrecks and pirates, Serrão and several companions arrived at Ternate

Serrano attempted to head into the wind and ride out the storm, but overpowering gusts tore the sails

Santiago washed ashore before breaking up.

A round-trip to the far side of the world lasted seven years or longer

One by one, her crew of thirty-seven crawled to the end of the jib boom and jumped to a rocky beach.

made a promise, he did everything in his power to keep it.

Their land route back to Port Saint Julian presented seemingly overwhelming obstacles:

His relief did not last long. He faced the largest body of water on the planet

By this time, he had lost two ships. The three remaining vessels ventured into the passage without benefit of maps.

the castaways evolved a plan. They would drag the planks over the mountains until they reached the river

only 67 ships and ten thousand men survived, and many of those survivors perished as they tried to return to Spain.

the rest of his life. An ordinary seaman might attain a modest degree of wealth

were inspired by Ptolemy. Had Magellan comprehended the size of the Pacific

its currents, storms, and reefs, it is unlikely that he would have dared to mount an expedition.

This was nearly the same mistake that Columbus had made over and over

during his four voyages. And it was a mistake that would be corrected only at the cost of great suffering

Continue to focus on what is beautiful and good, even while the whole world appears to be falling apart all around you.

Humanity is under siege.

Learn how to work and then the Great Work will be revealed to you.