#perseverance

"The doing of something productive regardless of the outcome is an act of faith. The doing of a small something when a large something is too much for us is perhaps especially an act of faith. Faith means going forward by whatever means we can."

"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."

"Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace."

"Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You."

"Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back."

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal."

"One may not always know his purpose until his only option is to monopolize in what he truly excels at. He grows weary of hearing the answer 'no' time and time again, so he turns to and cultivates, monopolizes in his one talent which others cannot possibly subdue. Then, beyond the crowds of criticism and rejection, the right people recognize his talent - among them he finds his stage."

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn."

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."

"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence."

"As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until he's ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial."

"In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still."

"A true philosopher must never give up."

"When things go wrong, don't go with them."

"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings."

"Your education is important because with only a few words you can show an employer the depth of your potential."

"Always let your talent and tenacity do the talking. Never your tantrums or sense of self righteousness or entitlement. For it is your talent and tenacity that will carve out, shape and seal your possibilities and destiny."

"A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmareto the jeweled vision of a life started anew."

"There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable."