By perseverance1 the snail2 reached the ark.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere3 and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy4 is that one comes from a strong will; and the other from a strong won't.
Henry Ward5 Beecher (1813 - 1887), Seven Lectures to a Young Man, 1844
You have to keep plugging away. We are all growing. There is no shortcut6. You have to put time into it to build an audience
John Gruber, How to Blog for Money by Learning from Comics, SXSW 2006
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman7, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848)
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom8 friend, experience your wise counselor9, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian10 genius.
Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)
Victory belongs to the most persevering11.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
Perseverance is more prevailing12 than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD), Lives
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
