Inspirational Quotes on Perseverance

“We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.”

“There is a Sense of Sight in the religious nature. Neglect this, leave it undeveloped, and you never miss it. You simply see nothing. But develop it and you see God.”

“Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.”

“We need to give our total focus to the business of reaching this world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and stop running down meaningless rabbit trails that get our focus off of our heavenly purpose.”

“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.”

“The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.”

“Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs, I would enter.”

“The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”

“Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen.”

“God's children improve all advantages to advance their grand end; they labour to grow better by blessings and crosses, and to make sanctified use of all things.”

“It takes guts to get out of the ruts.”

“Faint not; the miles to heaven are but few and short.”

“You got a devil to fight. If you got to walk around with your eyes closed--go ahead and do it--cause you got a devil to fight. If you got to be lonely and stay by yourself--go ahead and do it--you got....”

“All things are difficult before they are easy.”

“Oh, how we should guard against whatever is extreme and guard against misunderstanding in spiritual doctrine. We need not fear being radical in obeying the Lord, that is for sure; nor do we need to guard against being extreme in denying the works of the flesh. But most vigilant must we be that we do not be led to any extremes through misconception.”

“The hungry man needs no help to teach him how to beg.”

“Never, never will we desist till we extinguish every trace of this bloody traffic, of which our posterity, looking back to the history of these enlightened times will scarce believe that it has been suffered to exist so long a disgrace and dishonor to this country.”

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”

“"I will" is no word for man. There is a far diviner one, "I ought." Bow passion to reason, reason to conscience, and conscience to God, and then be as resolute and determined as you choose.”

“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”