Perseverance Quotes
Every great achievement required someone who refused to quit. These quotes tell that story.
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"I am not going to sit down in a corner and do nothing because I am old."Sojourner Truth
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."Benjamin Franklin
"The path to greatness lies not in the absence of difficulty, but in the courage to face it."Alexander Hamilton
"To seek perfection in human affairs is to seek the impossible, yet we must always strive."Alexander Hamilton
"My soul goes marching on."John Brown
"The path of duty may be steep and thorny, but it leads to glory."John Brown
"My conviction has only grown stronger with time and trial."John Brown
"The path to justice is paved with sacrifice and unwavering resolve."John Brown
"If you are tired, keep going; if you are scared, keep going; if you are hungry, keep going."Harriet Tubman
"I was determined to achieve this object or perish in the attempt with my own people."Harriet Tubman
"All my life I have been a hard worker."Harriet Tubman
"I think the girl who is obliged to depend on her own exertions must have a higher confidence in herself than one who has always been supported."Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"I will die fighting for the rights of women."Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."Thomas Jefferson
"Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent."Thomas Jefferson
"I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I have ploughed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and all without one cry of exhaustion or fainting spell."Sojourner Truth
"I have been fourty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all."Sojourner Truth
"If life is a hard battle as we all know, to fight and to win it requires all we've got."Sojourner Truth
"I am going to keep on working and speaking until I see justice done."Sojourner Truth
"I am not going to give up, because I know that what I am doing is right."Sojourner Truth
"I am not going to be discouraged by the obstacles in my path."Sojourner Truth
"I am going to keep on working and speaking until the day I die."Sojourner Truth
"It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright."Benjamin Franklin
"Industry and perseverance are sure means of success and reputation."Alexander Hamilton
"To persevere through darkness is to understand the value of light."Alexander Hamilton
"The architecture of success is built on the foundation of failure."Alexander Hamilton
"When once the general object and character of the war is understood, perseverance in its prosecution becomes an absolute duty."George Washington
"To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny."George Washington
"I resolve to be virtuous though it gives me the greatest pain."George Washington
"I have fought the good fight."John Brown