Wisdom on Perseverance
Posted on Nov 24, 2016
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. – Walter Elliot
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog. – General Dwight Eisenhower
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one`s liberty. – Henri Frederic Amiel
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein
Persistence is to the character of man what carbon is to steel. – Napoleon Hill
As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better. – Dr. Steve Maraboli
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. – Newt Gingrich
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. – Flavia Weedn
Jeanne Yizhen Yin
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