Edward Gibbon Quotes

Endurance is the crowning quality.

What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and, by habit you will bear them well.

There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place.

Be patient. Patience is the mother of all virtues.

Patience is weapon. I learned that from my Laker days.

You don't achieve success by "taking it easy" or "working on it later." You achieve it thru persistence and hard work.

Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.

Leadership requires a non-stop demand of fortitude from Day 1 to the end.

Work is the thing that stays. Work is the thing that sees us through.

I've always admired your rather formidable will, your refusal to back away from difficulties, but sometimes strength isn't about perseverance. Sometimes it's about knowing when to quit.

I've learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we'll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than the mole that lives in a dark tunnel.

Have patience, and endure

Talent is long patience.

The disciple must have great power of endurance. Bear all evil and misery without one thought of unhappiness, resistance, remedy, or retaliation. That is true endurance, and that you must acquire.