Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands firm and tames the violence of the water around it."
Marcus Aurelius
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small."
Marcus Aurelius
"Failure is the path to success. Each mistake teaches you something new."
Marcus Aurelius
Z
"Since I am imperfect, I need to devote myself to correction and improvement."
Zhuangzi
Z
"The obstacle is the path."
Zhuangzi
S
"The obstacle is the way."
Seneca
S
"A man who complains is not the man I want beside me."
Seneca
"Wood is formed in the burning of flame, but a great tree is set afire only with difficulty."
Laozi
"Great steps are not taken by leaps."
Laozi
E
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
Epictetus
E
"Progress is made not by perfection, but by constant practice and effort."
Epictetus
E
"The obstacle is the way; use difficulties as stepping stones to greatness."
Epictetus
M
"When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself."
Mencius
M
"Adversity is the teacher that fortune cannot buy."
Mencius
"In every difficulty lies opportunity"
Thales of Miletus
"Every strike brings me closer to my goal"
Thales of Miletus
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones"
Thales of Miletus
C
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Confucius
C
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
Confucius
C
"All things are difficult before they are easy."
Confucius
C
"The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success."
Confucius
C
"It is the man who mobilizes himself in the cold season that knows the pine and cypress are the last to wither."
Confucius
Z
"The rigid tree breaks in the storm; the flexible branch bends and survives."
Zhuangzi
Z
"The only true failure is the refusal to grow."
Zhuangzi
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
Marcus Aurelius
"Sufferings are the opportunities for heroic deeds."
Marcus Aurelius
"You have survived everything up to this point that you thought would destroy you."
Marcus Aurelius
"Turn obstacles into the path. Use adversity to build character."
Marcus Aurelius
"The obstacle is the way forward."
Marcus Aurelius
E
"In the season of prosperity, one should prepare for the season of adversity."
Epicureanism Epicurus