Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Perseverance through hardship builds unbreakable character."
Henry Fielding
"We are never in greater danger than when we are satisfied with ourselves."
Daniel Defoe
"The man who has no vices is in greater danger than he who overcomes them."
Daniel Defoe
"The only true failure is in ceasing to try."
Daniel Defoe
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Laurence Sterne
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"A life without challenge is a life without growth."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Perseverance is not stubbornness; it is love of purpose."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The greatest achievement is selflessness."
Stendhal
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"Perseverance is the victory of the will over circumstance."
Frances Burney
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"The only true failure is to cease trying."
Frances Burney
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"Constancy is a noble quality."
Henry Fielding
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"The battle for truth is never won."
Henry Fielding
"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."
Daniel Defoe
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"The question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure."
Jonathan Swift
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"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
Jonathan Swift
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"Man is born to struggle, but not unto rest."
Laurence Sterne
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"In every trial lies the seed of understanding and growth."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Perseverance is the refusal to accept that yesterday's defeat is tomorrow's verdict."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."
Samuel Johnson
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"Great works require time and perseverance."
Samuel Johnson
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"To get through life without any accomplishment is a sort of ignominy."
Frances Burney
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"The greatest triumph is the conquest of oneself."
Frances Burney
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"Perseverance transforms obstacles into opportunities for growth."
Henry Fielding
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"Perseverance is the silent strength that achieves what talent alone cannot."
Henry Fielding
"There is no greater satisfaction in life than being able to say that you have done your duty."
Daniel Defoe
"The seeds of tomorrow are planted in today's actions."
Daniel Defoe
"Perseverance conquers all obstacles."
Eliza Haywood
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"The stoic philosophers taught self-sufficiency; but when it comes to actual practice, they fail."
Jonathan Swift
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"The greatest talent is worthless without the greatest determination."
Jonathan Swift
"Perseverance overcomes all obstacles."
Aphra Behn