Perseverance Quotes

Every great achievement required someone who refused to quit. These quotes tell that story.

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"The only real failure is giving up."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step of mindfulness."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Perseverance is the silent force that moves mountains over time."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Perseverance transforms the impossible into the inevitable."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Practice is the gateway to perfection."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"As iron rusts away when not in use, so does the mind decay without spiritual practice."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Perseverance is love expressed through action."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Arise, awake and stop not until your goal is reached."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Do not be afraid to go against the current when truth demands it."
Pope John Paul II
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"Perseverance in the face of adversity is the mark of true character."
Pope John Paul II
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"You have to make a choice to take the first step. Nobody else can do it for you."
Billy Graham
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"Problems will always arise, but we must not allow them to take over."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The goal of life is not to reach perfection; it is to become better every day."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Perseverance in spiritual practice eventually dissolves all inner obstacles."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Perseverance born of true understanding transcends willpower and becomes effortless."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Perseverance is the companion of virtue."
John Calvin
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"Sloth is the refuge of weakness."
John Calvin
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"Each man must work out his own salvation."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The moment a man loses the desire for pleasure is the moment he becomes strong."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The moment you stop fighting, you have already lost."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Perseverance without awareness becomes stubbornness."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Perseverance becomes destructive when it prevents you from letting go."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Perseverance is the art of refusing to accept defeat."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Weep not for what you have lost, but work sincerely for what you have yet to gain."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Weep for what you have lost, then move forward with strength."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward."
Saint Paul
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"Run in such a way as to get the prize."
Saint Paul
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"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and let nothing move you."
Saint Paul