Quotes About Perseverance

I looked for her all day but didn't see her, not in the yard, not through a window, I promised myself I would stay until I found her, but as night began to come in, I knew I had to go home, I hated myself for going, why couldn't I be the kind of person who stays?

there are only so many times that you can utter "It does not hurt" before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt. You become enlightened of the feeling of feeling hurt, which is worse, I am certain, than the existent hurt.

If there is no love in the world, we will make a new world, and we will give it heavy walls.

When I had thought I was dying at the base of the Loschwitz Bridge, there was a single thought in my head: Keep thinking. Thinking would keep me alive. But now I am alive, and thinking is killing me.

He wrestled because he recognized that the blessings were worth the struggle. He knew that you only get to keep what you refuse to let go of.

For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate requires an expense of time and forms, therefore men of much haste and little ceremony are content to get in by the back-door.

leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labour while we were in the ship. 

Un hombre sabe tocar, otro puede hacer de un pueblo una gran ciudad, y el que no puede hacer ni una cosa ni otra merece que le echen del mundo a patadas; evitar este castigo a sido sin duda lo que ha dado lugar al nacimiento del reino de los críticos.

by bringing myself over the edge and back, I discovered a passion to live my days fully, a conviction that will sustain me like sweet water on the periodically barren plain of our short lives.

Even drought bears fruit. Even death is a seed.

I desperately wish I had my tambourine with me now, because even after everything I'm still wearing heavy boots, and sometimes it helps to play a good beat

There is this fine line between presenting to You all of my weakness and thinking that it can't be done. In Your strength, I find my own.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.

Here in the sub-Sahara, it seemed that the weaker people were, the harder they had to lean on God - and the harder they leaned on him, the greater their joy.

God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependency on Christ for strength each day. The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away.

When suffering hits us broadside, it's bound to shake our faith a little—just as if we were driving across a high bridge in a compact car and got hit by a great gust of wind. You have to make sure you have both hands on the wheel! But trials are also meant to waken us to the truth of Daniel 11:32 (ESV), where it says, "The people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

The truth is, in this world it's a 100 percent guarantee that we will suffer. But at the same time, Jesus Christ is 100 percent certain to meet us, encourage us, comfort us, grace us with strength and perseverance, and yes, even restore joy in our lives. Your Savior is 100 percent certain to be with you through every challenge.

Yes, disability is terribly difficult and chronic pain can eat away at your peace of mind.

Like a black, velvety cloth set against diamonds, your disability provides a remarkable backdrop that magnifies patience, perseverance, endurance, and an uncomplaining spirit. These Christlike qualities that God longs to cultivate in your life are amplified against your obvious hardships. Your chronic condition is, no doubt, obvious to others—but what God wants to make obvious to others is your perseverance and lack of complaint.

Be patient. Don't give up. This life's not over yet. It will get better. One day you will enjoy the most perfect final exit.

But you know it's hard to tell When you're in the spell if it's wrong or if it's real But you're bound to lose If you let the blues get you scared to feel

What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.

Habrá que aprender que la fortaleza no se mide por la posibilidad de conseguir un resultado inmediato, sino por la confianza en el propio potencial de lograrlo, cuando sea el momento adecuado.

Nada me obliga a seguir adelante, nada que no sea mi propio deseo de hacerlo.