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Perseverance

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
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Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) American writer.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
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Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-Swiss-U.S. scientist.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
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Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) British historian and essayist.
Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. that's not the place to become discouraged.
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor.
When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor.
Your persistence is your measure of faith in yourself.
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Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author.
Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.
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Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773) British statesman.
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