Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent..
How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? ….
Average talent, plus hard work and dedication, will always beat talent by itself..
I see loyalty - roughly perseverance in relational commitments despite the cost of such perseverance - as an important human value/virtue. Think of i….
Perseverance gives power to weakness, and opens to poverty the world's wealth. It spreads fertility over the barren landscape, and buds the choicest ….
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty..
The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit..
No great achievement is possible without persistent work..
Worthy things happen to the worthy..
Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in har….
Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the….
I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to..
The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream ….
'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause,-and of obstinacy in a bad one..
The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit and offspring of perseverance is habit and child of habit is character..
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance..
Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball..
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resis….
I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desir….
There is one thing more powerful than kings and all the soldiers in the world, and that is a visionary who has the courage to persevere..
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair..