Definition:  Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a

   purpose; steadfastness

 

Quotes: 

When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
                 ~Author Unknown

 

 

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. 

             ~Author Unknown

 

 

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. 

                  ~Walter Elliott, The Spiritual Life

 

 

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. 

          ~Thomas Foxwell Buxton

 

 

Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. 

           ~Author Unknown

 

 

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.  Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.  If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. 

             ~Dale Carnegie

 

 

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. 

           ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

 

Fall seven times, stand up eight. 

           ~Japanese Proverb

 

 

He conquers who endures. 

         ~Persius

 

 

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. 

             ~Newt Gingrich

 

 

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. 

            ~Author Unknown

 

 

One may go a long way after one is tired. 

             ~French Proverb.

 

 

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. 

           ~William Feather