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2. An enterprise, when fairly once begun, should not be left till all that ought is won.

3. As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.

4. Constancy is the complement of all other human virtues.

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

6. Diligence increases the fruit of toil. A dilatory man ever wrestles with losses.

7. Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

8. Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Work while it is called to-day, for you know not how much you may be hindered by tomorrow. One to - day is worth two tomorrows; never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.

9. Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

10. Good fortune and misfortune take effect through perseverance. The way of heaven and earth becomes visible through perseverance. The way of sun and moon become bright through perseverance. All movements under heaven become uniform through perseverance.

11. 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 vigour three hours a day will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.

12. Happy are those that persevere to the end, for they shall inherit the earth.

13. He who does not tire, tires adversity.

14. He who labours diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labour.

15. He will reward them, on account of their having persevered, with a garden and silk dress: reclining therein upon thrones, they shall not see either the sun or biting cold, and the shades of the garden shall be close upon them, and its fruits shall be within easy reach.

16. It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when we despaired of success.

17. Keep right on to the end of the road; Keep right on to the end.

18. 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.

19. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.

20. Many strokes, though with a little axe, Hew down and fell the hardest timbered oak.

21. Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.

22. No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return. He who remains persevering in danger is without blame. Do not complain about this truth; Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.

23. No rock so hard but a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.

24. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us further than to-day.

25. Patience and perseverance are essential in the inner fight. The higher self's war with the lower self is a great struggle. Develop these two virtues to a maximum degree and strengthen them by all manner of intelligent discipline and constant exercise.

26. Perseverance - A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

27. Perseverance alone does not assure success. No amount of stalking will lead to game in a field that has none.

28. Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

29. Perseverance merits neither blame nor praise; it is only the duration of our inclinations and sentiments, which we can neither create nor extinguish.

30. Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness.

31. Resolve to perform what you ought ;perform without fail what you resolve.

32. Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before.

33. The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.

34. The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is: that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

35. 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 - commonsense and perseverance.

36. 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.

37. The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

38. There are two ways of attaining an important end: force and perseverance. Force falls to the lot only of the privileged few, but austere and sustained perseverance can be practised by the most insignificant. Its silent power grows irresistible with time.

39. There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers rapidly; That which grows slowly endures.

40. Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

41. Through perils both of wind and limb, Through thick and thin she followed him.

42. 'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause- and of obstinacy in a bad one.

43. Victory belongs to the most persevering.

44. Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.

45. We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.

46. What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.