Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.AnonymousTraditional attribution
Perseverance, Persistence and Positive Thoughts Quotes
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
Saints are sinners who kept on going.Robert Louis StevensonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Don’t give in to discouragement.Blessed Mother Teresa of CalcuttaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again.Proverbs 24:16Traditional attribution
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.Winston ChurchillAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.African proverbTraditional attribution
It always seems impossible until it’s done.Nelson MandelaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.Napoleon HillAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Nobody trips over mountains.AnonymousTraditional attribution
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.Walter ElliottAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Fall seven times, stand up eight.Japanese ProverbTraditional attribution
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.AnonymousTraditional attribution
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.Robert F. KennedyAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.Robert SchullerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
He conquers who endures.PersiusAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.Dale CarnegieAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.Georges-Louis LeclercAttributed in the original GADEL collection
There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.AnonymousTraditional attribution
I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.AnonymousTraditional attribution
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.Franklin D. RooseveltAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.Vivian KomoriAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it.Charles F. KetteringAttributed in the original GADEL collection
With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.Thomas Foxwell BuxtonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it.Earl NightingaleAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.Vincent van GoghAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A quitter never wins – and – a winner never quits.Napoleon HillAttributed in the original GADEL collection
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.Margaret ThatcherAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It matters if you just don’t give up.Stephen HawkingAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Life is like riding a bicycle. You don’t fall off unless you plan to stop peddling.Claude PepperAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Champions know there are no shortcuts to the top. They climb the mountain one step at a time.Judi AdlerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
People do not lack strength; they lack will.Victor HugoAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.Roger CrawfordAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Focus on the solution, not the problem.Walter AndersonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.ConfuciusAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Victory belongs to the most persevering.Napoleon BonaparteAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.Tony RobbinsAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.Jim WatkinsAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It’s always too soon to quit.Norman Vincent PealeAttributed in the original GADEL collection
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Original title: Perseverance, Persistence and Positive Thoughts Quotes
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