Quotations on Perseverance Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. Then never, never, never give up.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know of several thousand things that won't work. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line.