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 Perseverance, dear my lord,
 Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
  Quite out of fashion, read more 
 Perseverance, dear my lord,
 Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
  Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
   In monumental mock'ry. 
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few read more
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16]
God is with those who persevere.
God is with those who persevere.
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
 The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant 
falling.
 [Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non read more 
 The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant 
falling.
 [Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.] 
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there read more
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.
I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.