Genius involves figuring out who you are, and owning yourself. It's about amplifying your best traits and compensating for the rest. Geniuses grab life by the horns, and persevere amidst setbacks. They take control of their lives, instead of waiting for others to open up doors. In this very important sense, greatness in completely, utterly, made.
When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.
Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance.
To begin is easy; to persevere is sanctity. - Let your perseverance not be a blind consequence of the first impulse, the work of inertia: let it be a reflective perseverance.
There's something very romantic to me about people who persevere, and who get told "no, no, no" on a daily basis, and still do it anyway.
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
Keep moving forward, don't listen to the naysayers, persevere, be persistent.
The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.
To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective
We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved.
The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.
But only those who have aims and ambitions for the benefit, not of the individual, but of humankind as a whole can persevere to the end.
The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
Persevere in labors that lead to salvation. Always be busy in spiritual actions. In this way, no matter how often the enemy of our souls approaches, no matter how many times he may try to come near us, he'll find our hearts closed and armed against him.
It is a long road from conception to completion.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
I send them my warmest encouragement to persevere in the patience and charity of Christ.
Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired and not expecting instant results.
We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations. We need strong Christians who can make important things happen by their faith and who can defend the truth of Jesus Christ against moral relativism and militant atheism. What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him.