Perseverance Quotes

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

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"We grow through adversity, not in spite of it."
Popper, Karl
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"The path is accomplished in walking."
Heidegger, Martin
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"Failure is a necessary part of authentic becoming."
Heidegger, Martin
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"Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting on one leg."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Perseverance is not about never falling down, but always getting back up."
Popper, Karl
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"Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much when his conjecture is wrong as when it is right."
Dewey, John
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"Perseverance in logical analysis will eventually dissolve what appeared as paradox."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Practice! Practice! That is what you need!"
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second."
James, William
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"To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The capacity to endure suffering is not a mark of weakness."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Adversity is the forge of character."
Spencer, Herbert
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"What we call success is often merely the result of persistent effort."
Dewey, John
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"If you wish to go down deep, you do not need to travel far; you must travel intensely."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Perseverance is not stubborn resistance but the intelligent pursuit of worthy goals despite obstacles."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"The soul stands alone, and therefore must work out its salvation through itself."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Incompleteness in the middle is the inevitable price of progress."
Spencer, Herbert
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"To play a note on an instrument well requires years of practice."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The pursuit of excellence is never finished."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Human greatness lies in the struggle, not the victory."
James, William
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"Failure is instructive for the one who undertakes serious inquiry."
Dewey, John
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"Success is the child of patience and persistence."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Perseverance is the path to all achievement."
Comte, Auguste
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"The path to greatness is paved with hard work and dedication."
Comte, Auguste
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"Perseverance transforms obstacles into opportunities."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Perseverance is the quality that separates the achieved from the attempted."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Character is determined by habit, not by isolated acts."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"We are creatures of habit, and our habits shape our character."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Perseverance in the pursuit of truth is noble work."
Comte, Auguste