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Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
Sep 17, 2025
There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will.
Refuse all thoughts except one: the thought 'I am'. The mind will rebel in the beginning, but with patience and perseverance it will yield and keep quiet. Once you are quiet, things will begin to happen spontaneously and quite naturally, without any interference on your part.
The lives of great men and women are miracles of patience and perseverance.
Patience and perseverance are never more thoroughly Christian graces than when features of prayer.
Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it. . .
Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.
The longing to behold this pre-established harmony [of phenomena and theoretical principles] is the source of the inexhaustible patience and perseverance with which Planck has devoted himself ... The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind is akin to that of the religious worshiper or the lover; the daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.
Deep down within the heart there is a stillness which is healing, a trust in the universal laws which is unwavering, and a strength which is rock-like. But because it is so deep we need both patience and perseverance when digging for it.
Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
In summary, all great work is the fruit of patience and perseverance, combined with tenacious concentration on a subject over a period of months or years.
And you very soon find out, if you have not found it out before, that patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.
With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin.
Try and fail,but don't fail to try.
Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
Revelation need not all come at once. It may be incremental. 'Saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more' (2 Nephi 28:30). Patience and perseverance are part of our eternal progression.
Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.
I encourage all of you to find strength within yourself, no matter what. Be proud of who you are and never let anyone or anything take that away from you. Inner Strength is something that we are all born with. However, I've learned that it requires patience and perseverance to fully achieve it. I promise you, though, that as long as you know in your heart who you are and what you want from this world, nothing is gonna stop you.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
You must learn to live with the big questions and wait for the next steps to arise. Only with this patience and perseverance, can Heaven really trust you and rely upon you in the world. Oh my, I have had to wait for so many things!
A reader does not suddenly comprehend what is being read or studied, in a snap, miraculously. Comprehension needs to be worked forged, by those who read and study; as subjects of the action, they must seek to employ appropriate instruments in order to carry out the task. For this very reason, reading and studying form a challenging task, one requiring patience and perseverance.
The two biggest things that translate from a pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or out on the water as well.
I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs, may justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
Patience and fortitude conquer all things.
Patience and perseverance are necessary in autosuggestion, as well as in everything else.
To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language.
Just put one foot in front of the other.
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.
We are what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.