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* We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.
* We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.
** [[George Washington]], letter to Major General Philip Schuyler, July 15, 1777. — The Writings of George Washington, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 8, p. 408 (1933). This letter concerns the loss of [[Fort Ticonderoga]].
** [[George Washington]], letter to Major General Philip Schuyler, July 15, 1777. — The Writings of George Washington, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 8, p. 408 (1933). This letter concerns the loss of [[Fort Ticonderoga]].
* Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
** [[Walter Elliott]], in ''The Spiritual Life : Doctrine and Practice of Christian Perfection'' (1918).
* What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.
** [[Johann Gottfried Herder]], as quoted in ''Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors'' (1868) by C.T. Ramage (Craufurd Tait Ramage).
* The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
* The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
* Many strokes, though with a little axe,<br>Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak.
* Many strokes, though with a little axe,<br>Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak.
** [[William Shakespeare]], ''Henry VI'', Part III (c. 1591), Act II, scene 1, line 54.
** [[William Shakespeare]], ''Henry VI'', Part III (c. 1591), Act II, scene 1, line 54.
* Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates the execution of the plan conceived, and renders profitable its results when attained. By continuing to advance steadily in the same way, light constantly increases, obstacles disappear, efficient habits are confirmed, experience is acquired, the use of the best means is reduced to easy action, and success becomes more sure.
** Elias Lyman Magoon, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, ''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895), p. 450.
* We choose to go to the [[Moon]] in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
** [[John F. Kennedy]], Address at Rice University on the [[NASA|Nation's Space Effort]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]] (12 September 1962).
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==See Also==