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Perseverance Quotes
"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."
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"Every worthwhile accomplishment big or little has its stages of drudgery and triumph a beginning a struggle and a victory."
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"We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport."
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"Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure."
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"'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one."
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"Life took the strongest root with a little bit of rain and a whole lot of shit for fertilizer."
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"The appreciation of your success will only come with your perseverance."
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"The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mind of its own and the sweat tat drenches his hair and face seems to smother him, but nothing's going to stop Tom. He;s aiming for oblivion."
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"The slogans "hang on and "press on have solved and will continue to solve the problems of humanity."
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"To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny."
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"Nothing in life is stronger than perseverance; time only promotes it, failure is afraid of it, negative people hide from it, and disease is affected by it. Even rocks give way to perseverance: because if water perseveres its impacts on the surface of a rock long enough, the rock starts to wither."
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"Many beautiful dreams die prematurely because the dreamers don't have enough fuel to drive through the rocky roads and the patience to wait."
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"I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move."
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"I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance."
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"I never counted on you, lass. You are strong, honorable, clever, shrewd, beautiful, and resilient. You doona ever quit, and you doona ever give up. So why give up on me?"
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"Our personal stories of perseverance contain immense wisdom that can assist others in finding their way to peace and illumination during difficult times."
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"Sometimes you have to go through the worst, to get to the best. Keep moving forward. Be patient."
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"Don't wait until all your doubts and fears are gone before you start working on your dream, because the truth is that there will always be some fears and doubts left in your mind. However, the key is to never allow them to slow you down, place limitations on your life, or blur your positive vision for the future. You are greater than all your fears and doubts."
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"Live in day - tight compartments."
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"Is it not true that the clever rogue is like the runner who runs well for the first half of the course, but flags before reaching the goal: he is quick off the mark, but ends in disgrace and slinks away crestfallen and uncrowned. The crown is the prize of the really good runner who perseveres to the end."
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"It is hard to begin and harder to finish."
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"If you fail, never give up. Keep trying, you will succeed."
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"It was only when I rounded a bend and glimpsed the white peaks ahead that I doubled my abilities, only when I thought how far i had yet to go that i lost faith that I would get there."
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"She dabbed at the surface of the water with one paw, and the moon fluttered like silver wings before settling again as the water stilled. Letting out a faint mrrow of wonder, Half Moon dabbed again and again. However often she disturbed the surface, the moon was still there.'It doesn't give up, does it? Half Moon blinked at Jayfeather. 'It's always there, constant like the stones in this cave. Maybe we should be like the moon's reflection, holding fast whatever happens?"
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"Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success."
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"There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up."
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"Self Effort (Purushartha) is that which will bear fruits, without fail."
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"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
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"Enjoy the RIDE NOW. You'll be SUCCESSFUL later, however YOU define SUCCESS."
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"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
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"People who don't have patience don't achieve anything in life."
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"Fleet kept running, Kaladin growled, getting back under Elhokar's arm."What?"He couldn't win, but he kept running. And when the storm caught him, it didn't matter that he'd died, because he'd run for all he had."Sure. All right. The king sounded groggy, though Kaladin couldn't tell if it was the alcohol or the blood loss."We all die in the end, you see, Kaladin said. "So I guess what truly matters is just how well you've run. And Elhokar, you've kept running since your father was killed, even if you screw up all the storming time."Thank you? the king said, drowsy."
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"The key to success-keep swimming. Even when they tap you on the shoulder to say the pool has been drained, just keep swimming."
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"No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind and tide before he allows himself to cry out, 'I am baffled!' and submits to be floated passively back to land."
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"You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise."
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"Who would ever know the greater graces of comfort and perserverance, mercy and forgiveness, patience and courage, if no shadows fell over a life?"
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"The snow was too light to stay, the ground too warm to keep it. And the strange spring snow fell only in that golden moment of dawn, the turning of the page between night and day."
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"I have discovered fallen trees across my path and have possessed neither the strength to move them nor the patience or tenacity to find an alternative way round. I have simply returned to where I came from, and told myself there had been no other choice."
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"Ordinary people think you are crazy when you attempt the impossible, deride you when you are halfway to achieving it, and envy you when you achieve it."
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"At the end of the race nobody really cares about how you started, so stay laser focused and finish strong. Get ready to proclaim "I did it!"
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"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."
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"The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation."
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"The struggle of today, is not altogether for today - it is for a vast future also."
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"Perseverance n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success."
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"If your situation is too tough, don t go back, go forward. You die quicker when you go backward. Die later when you go forward."
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"One is to cross this ocean in the form of obstinacy. We are standing on this side of obstinacy and we have to go to the other side. If someone becomes instrumental in removing your obstinacy; do not be disturbed about it, consider him to be extremely beneficial and undergo that experience with equanimity."
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"Success is climbing all the way up failure's steep ladder."
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"In all spheres of life, we find the grace of patient endurance."
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"The utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke."
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"When life belittle and trick you, you will forget protocol..."
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