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Quotes About Endurance

Sorrows come and will come, but faith is not made perfect till they are driven out by the strong hand of joy.
~ Hugh Black
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat.
~ Hugh MacLennan
It's all a mystery, so much is mysterious.And we are here to endure it.And in the How, there lies the whole difference—
~ Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Some may never live, but the crazy never die.
~ Hunter S. Thompson
Through pain comes wisdom. I endured a lot of pain.
~ Unknown
When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states.
~ Huston Smith
Act as if you are going to live for ever and cast your plans way ahead. You must feel responsible without time limitations, and the consideration of whether you may or may not be around to see the results should never enter your thoughts.
~ Hyman George Rickover
A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.
~ I Ching
Let's do it right. This is for the ages.
~ I. M. Pei
There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.
~ Iain M. Banks
He was blaming her for being sick, and she kept repeating, 'I'm forty, do you hear? I'm forty and I've been through enough. I'm forty, it was too much.
~ Unknown
All the soul of man is resolution, which in valiant men falters never, until their last breath.
~ Unknown
With her last breath and final erg of energy she topped the wall (sharp-edged as the razor of wisdom) and saw what lay beyond.
~ Unknown
When it's gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it.
~ Ian Mcewan
But what really happened? The answer is simple: the lovers survive and flourish.
~ Ian Mcewan
No sooner had he finished with a case than another two or three appeared in its place. What was the name of that creature? The Hydra, was it? That was what he was fighting. Every time he cut off a head, more popped into his in-tray. Coming back from a holiday was a nightmare. And now they were giving him rocks to push up hills as well.
~ Ian Rankin
rather than hanging around like a fart under a duvet.
~ Ian Rankin
Many as we are we're all as one We will always be up front to face the gun And we shall always hold the promise dear And we will whisper not, the littlest tear. Punished as we are we always fight Even to the armoured eyes of spite. Trusted as we are we'll never bleed The promise is so great within our creed.
~ Unknown
Within a year, I'd met Coco, and that quickly turned into an amazing relationship—now a beautiful marriage, going strong more than twenty years.
~ Unknown
Patience is a garment which has never worn out.
~ Idries Shah
Patience is bitter, but bears a sweet fruit.
~ Idries Shah
Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza Patience: A support for the disappointed.
~ Idries Shah
You can keep going on much less attention than you crave.
~ Idries Shah
Definiciones de Mulla Do-Piaza Paciencia: un soporte para los decepcionados.
~ Idries Shah