Quotes About Endurance

Même le meilleur des fers devient cassant à force d'avoir été trop battu.

And to the far north were a people who did not believe that Oceanos' river circled the earth, but instead it was a great girdling serpent, thick around as a boat and always hungry. It could never be still, for its appetite drove it ever onwards, devouring everything bite by bite, and one day when it had eaten all the world, it would devour itself.

The wide world is full of likable people who get kicked in the stomach regularly.

Of no distemper, of no blast he died, But fell like autumn fruit that mellowed long — Even wondered at, because he dropped no sooner. Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years, Yet freshly ran he on ten winters more; Till like a clock worn out with eating time, The wheels of weary life at last stood still.

Hope is a fruit of proven character.

Jesus lived the way he did in this world, for this world, because his hope was set beyond this world; that is the secret of his life. "Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God" (Hebrews 12:2 THE MESSAGE).

God seems to be of the opinion that no one should sustain the rigors of the Christian life without very robust and concrete hopes of brazen reward.

Effective prayer is often like the felling of a great tree—it takes repeated blows.

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

Do not pray for easy times, pray to be stronger. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks.

know that this is a very long way, therefore patience is necessary in this

3. Alegerea Cruta-l pana moare. Chinuie-l pana traieste.

Puterea femeii! Nu m-am simÈ›it niciodat? atât de plin? de puteri misterioase. B?rbaÈ›ii sunt doar o glum?. Suntem atât de pl?pânde fizic, atât de neajutorate în faÈ›a realit??ii. Chiar È™i în ziua de azi. Dar suntem mai puternice decât ei. Noi putem îndura cruzimea lor. Ei n-o pot îndura pe a noastr?.

That "small" emotion, love, grows amazingly when threatened with extinction.

Quitting is not the answer. Life is not fair, and you can't quit every time something unfair happens to you.

How do you survive for years in prison? You don't think about years, or months, or weeks. You think about today—how to get through it, how to survive it. When you wake up tomorrow, another day is behind you. The days add up; the weeks run together; the months become years. You realize how tough you are, how you can function and survive because you have no choice.

If you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.

The human body was not meant for such abuse. After about six months they lost steam.

Sure it will. That's part of it, Abby. It's a cutthroat business where the weak are eaten and the strong get rich. It's a marathon. He who endures wins the gold. And dies at the finish line.

la paciencia

Paul's story to have a happier ending—for ourselves

The human body was not meant for such abuse. After about six months they lost steam. They would cut back to fifteen hours a day, six days a week.

With practice, most unpleasant tasks become bearable, and Inez Graney had learned to look forward to the visits.