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==Bible and Christian Quotes==
==Bible and Christian Quotes==
{{Bible quote|The waters wear the stones.|book=Job|chap=14|verses=19|version=KJV}}
{{Bible quote|The waters wear the stones.|book=Job|chap=14|verses=19|version=KJV}}
* 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).
* The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
** [[Henry Ward Beecher]], as quoted in ''Proverbial [[Wisdom]] : [[Proverb]]s, Maxims and [[Ethical]] Sentences, of Interest to All Classes of Men.'' (1903) by Abram N. Coleman, p. 233.
* ''Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed sæpe cadendo.''
** The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant falling.
** Quoted in the Menagiana, 1713. Probably first to use it was Richard, Monk of S. Victor; Paris.
== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
* Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
* Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
** [[Plutarch]], ''Of the Training of Children''.
** [[Plutarch]], ''Of the Training of Children''.
* With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
** Sir [[Thomas Buxton]], 1st Baronet, as quoted in ''Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine'' Vol. XIX (January - June 1886), p. 89.
* Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.
** [[Winston Churchill]], speech at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941.—Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches, 1897–1963, ed. Robert Rhodes James, vol. 6, p. 6499 (1974).
* We shall fight on the [[D-Day|beaches]], we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our [[British Empire|Empire]] beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the [[United States of America|New World]], with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
** [[Winston Churchill]], speech in the [[House of Commons]] after successful evacuation of [[The Allies|Allied]] troops at [[Dunkirk]], [[France]], June 4, 1940. Robert Rhodes James, ed., ''Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches, 1897–1963'' (1974), vol. 6, p. 6231.
* 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. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
** Attributed to [[Calvin Coolidge]]. Unverified, though this appeared on the cover of the program of a memorial service for him in 1933. The Forbes Library, Northampton, Massachusetts, has searched its Coolidge collection many times for this.
* 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]].
* What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.
* What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.
* So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse<br>Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,<br>Yet gives not o'er, though desperate of success.
* So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse<br>Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,<br>Yet gives not o'er, though desperate of success.
** [[John Milton]], ''Paradise Regained'' (1671), Book IV, line 21.
** [[John Milton]], ''Paradise Regained'' (1671), Book IV, line 21.
* Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;<br>Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.
* Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;<br>Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.