| Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. -- Lydia Sigourney |
| Author:
Sigourney, LydiaEra:
1791 |
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| The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers - these are the masters of victory. -- Edmund Burke |
| Author:
Burke, EdmundEra:
1729 |
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| The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance. -- Owen Feltham |
| Author:
Feltham, OwenEra:
1602 |
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| Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow. -- Plutarch |
| Author:
PlutarchEra:
46 |
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| Less good from genius we may find than that from perseverance flowing; so have good grist at hand to grind, and keep the mill a-going. -- Thomas English |
| Author:
English, ThomasEra:
1819 |
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| Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Yonder palace was raised by single stones, yet you see its height and spaciousness. He that shall walk with vigor three hours a day will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe. -- Samuel Johnson |
| Author:
Johnson, SamuelEra:
1709 |
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| The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is: that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. -- Henry Ward Beecher |
| Author:
Beecher, Henry WardEra:
1813 |
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| Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. perseverance is the foundation of all actions. -- I Ching |
| Author:
Ching, IEra:
-1150 |
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