Quotes on Perseverance

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.

I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.

Revelation need not all come at once. It may be incremental. 'Saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more' (2 Nephi 28:30). Patience and perseverance are part of our eternal progression.

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

There is scarcely anything that is right that we cannot hope to accomplish by labor and perseverance. But the first must be earnest and the second unremitting.

You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

I'm a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

If you are truly flexible and go until... there is really very little you can't accomplish in your lifetime.

If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.