~ For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance. ~
~ With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. ~
~ By perseverance the snail reached the ark. ~
~ No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. ~
~ Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. ~
~ Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other ~
~ Some men 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. ~
~ Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. ~
~ A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. ~
~ 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. ~
~ If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~
~ Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent ~