In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Self-preservation is not a man’s first duty: flight is his last. Better and wiser and infinitely nobler to stand a mark for the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” and to stop at our post...

Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended...

Sometimes you can’t fight. Sometimes, some things, you have to outlast.

[For the genuine believer] There are moments in life when God’s pursuit of us seems like that of a persistent mosquito, constantly buzzing around our heads and causing us pain, and we are utterly powerless...

Courage provides you with two qualities; the capability to begin something and the ability to endure it to the end! Let no one stop you from sparking your life with courage!

The thought that you will become a master in something after the first attempt is neither here nor there. You don’t get master’s degree by attending school on the first day of your life! Time...

From today onward, you will learn how to become evangelical about the many ways you help people.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

True, luck may rule over parts of a person’s life and luck may cast patches of shadow across the ground of our being, but where there’s a WILL– much less a strong will to swim...

I know now, after fifty years, that the finding/losing, forgetting/remembering, leaving/returning, never stops. The whole of life is about another chance, and while we are alive, till the very end, there is always another chance.

The offspring of virtue is perseverance. The fruit and offspring of perseverance is habit and child of habit is character.

When I wanted to know something, I wanted it undistorted by somebody else’s imperfect knowledge.

I’m trying to ruin it!” Will had bellowed back. “So I can figure out how to do it perfectly! How can you learn anything if you won’t take risks?

What our Heavenly Father wants us to do about our spiritual failures is like what our earthly father wants us to do about our earthly failures. When we fall off the horse, or the bike,...

Truly worthy are those who become brighter as the days get cloudier so that their light shines through, regardless of how hard the clouds are working to block their radiance.

Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You.

What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up.

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.

If you can quit, then quit. If you can’t quit, you’re a writer.

When we bury the illusion of perfection, we uncover the reality of daily progress.

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

You have to be determined on your quest for the fulfilment you need, and while you struggle, living and searching, carry a determined face, heart and spirit more than your inner perseverance.When you’re earnestly searching...

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Beloved,it’s impossible to sprint into the providential arms of what is ahead…if we continue to trip on what is behind.

Determination in spite of the challenge makes us stronger.

When resistance closes the door against you, remember that persistence holds the key. Don’t give up too early; insist to endure to the end… You will never regret it!

What’s the bravest thing you ever did?He spat in the road a bloody phlegm. Getting up this morning, he said.

Who would be willing to put up with less than the desired result, if they could afford to have it done properly?

Whatever it is that you are going through at the moment, stay strong and keep your faith alive. Through perseverance, time will surely come to your rescue.

The sated day is never firstThe best day is a day of thirstYes, there is goal and meaning in our path -but it is the way that is the labour’s worth.

Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come.

Be patient with yourself.The journey of life requires alot of patient, persistence and perseverance.

la vida en general es esí: una larguísima cadena de proyectos frustrados interrumpida, muy de vez en cuando, por un proyecto que llega a realizarse

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous… rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

Awakening others is an impossible endeavor until I myself am awakened.

The theory of karma exists not to bring fear to your heart but to ensure you do not lose hope and give up at the first obstacle that hits your path.

Faith does not make things happen. It merely breeds perseverance; which helps one persist in making things happen.

Disciplined runners consistently clear their heads and focus fully on the journey ahead.. .because their passion and zeal for the goal supersedes the strain. The goal beckons them onward. Passion doesn’t negate weariness; it just...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.

A steadfast heart does not stray from the path.

Don’t quit. It’s very easy to quit during the first 10 years. Nobody cares whether you write or not, and it’s very hard to write when nobody cares one way or the other. You can’t...

He who can have patience can have what he will.

Focusing on our individual steps can cure the paralysis and overwhelm, which sometimes occurs when staring into the future.

We’re all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that?

…continue on the right path. You have potential…Don’t give up. Don’t let yourself get down and quit studying or fighting for what you want. One day something good is bound to happen. You just have...

Whatever honor there is in giving up, I want no part of.

When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences of giving up are more harmful than the causes. Just don’t give up!

I will design myself a reputation, in which prospects can place their trust, and customers return to and recommend.