Quotes About Endurance

He waits. The time passes. It always does.

Life is short and pain is long...

And maybe there had been enough tears, anyway. Which is not to say there wouldn't be more.

Cultivate whatever serves your persistence.

History, for better and for worse, is made by those who never give up.

But if he imagined this gift from his enemies had driven a stake through the Testament, he was mistaken. It would never die.

The loftiest statement of your cleansing and redemption—after all the pain you've endured—is that now you realize what God was doing and you can get on with that high calling for your life.

I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and show yourself a man.

Here is the lesson: Great men and women of God are not exempt from hurt and offense. Instead, enduring the wounds of fellow Christians with mercy and grace seems to be the call of every true saint, and we should not expect it to be any different in our own lives.

the real mantra of success is sustainability and growth.

Level 5 leaders display a paradoxical combination of personal humility and professional will, channelling their energy, drive, creativity and discipline in to something larger and more enduring than themselves.

The more people are into quick fixes and focus on the acute problems and pain, the more that very approach contributes to the underlying chronic condition.

begin with the end in mind" is to begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined.

Man's Search for Meaning.

The single most significant factor, he realized, was a sense of future vision—the impelling conviction of those who were to survive that they had a mission to perform, some important work left to do.1 Survivors of POW camps in Vietnam and elsewhere have reported similar experiences: a compelling, future-oriented vision is the primary force that kept many of them alive.

Table of Contents Part One: Paradigms and Principles INSIDE-OUT THE 7 HABITS—AN OVERVIEW Part TWO: PRIVATE VICTORY HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE ® HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND ® HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST ® Part Three: public victory PARADIGMS OF INTERDEPENDENCE ® HABIT 4: THINK WIN/ WIN ®

It is simply impossible to violate, ignore, or shortcut this development process. It is contrary to nature, and attempting to seek such a shortcut only results in disappointment and frustration.

Attempts must be made, even when there can be no hope. The alternative is despair.

Take heart. Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world.

Go forward, he said to himself. Don't think about it. Survive.

El goteo del agua socava la piedra, no por la fuerza sino por la perseverancia. OVIDIO, POETA

A decimated population doesn't necessarily equate to extinction.

nothing takes the place of persistence.

She was seventy-four years old, way past what anyone would consider the prime of life. Not old. Not finished. But definitely tired.