Persistence Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old persistence quotes, persistence sayings, and persistence proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible. Douglas Bader
For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up! Dwight D. Eisenhower
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. Hal Borland
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe
The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Herbert Kaufman
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. James A. Michener
Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes. James Dobson
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm in the real world all rests on perseverance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it. Joyce Brothers
It's not what you start in life, it's what you finish. Katharine Hepburn
I seek the truth it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm. Marcus Aurelius
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou
No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance. Mia Hamm
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Napoleon Hill
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. Napoleon Hill
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Nelson Mandela
Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. P. T. Barnum
Tough times test your valor, persistence, and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams. Paulo Coelho
You will make some mistakes but, if you learn from those mistakes, those mistakes will become wisdom and wisdom is essential to becoming wealthy. Robert Kiyosaki
Beginners are many; finishers are few. Stephen Covey
Never mind what others do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. William J. H. Boetcker