“Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: it is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything."
- Thomas Carlyle
Hope
"and he who has hope, has everything."
- Thomas Carlyle
Hope
"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."
- Thomas Carlyle
Self-awareness
"The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none."
- Thomas Carlyle
Self-awareness
"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but the courage to live like a man."
- Thomas Carlyle
Courage
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence