The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a read more

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

God is with those who persevere.

God is with those who persevere.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.