David Brainerd Quotes

Say not the struggle nought availeth, The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor faileth, And as things have been, things remain.

All crosses are easier to carry when we keep moving.

Never give up, never escape, take everything in, and perhaps suffer, that's not too awful either, but never, never give up.

Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.

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

Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.

I haven't met anybody who hasn't been able to describe years and years and years of very, very difficult struggle through the whole process of achieving anything whatsoever. And there's no way to sort of get around that.

Inside I'm treading waters steady tryna swim ashore.

Persevere even though Hell and destruction should yawn beneath your feet.

Having a persistent nature is part of being human. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to speak of knowing another person, or loving them, or being their friend or enemy or rival.

There are times when you simply have to righteous hang on and outlast the devil.

There is no other course but the one we have chosen, except the course of humiliation and darkness, after which there will be no bright sign in the sky or brilliant light on earth? All this will make us more patient and steadfast, and better prepared for the battle which God blesses and which good men support. Then there will only be a glorious conclusion, where a brilliant sun will clear the dust of battle, and where the clouds of battles will be dispelled.

You I advise not to work, but to fight. You I advise not to peace, but to victory. Let your work be a fight, let your peace be a victory!

Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.

Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.

The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.

Ours is a kind of struggle designed, I dare say, by Providence to try the patience, fortitude, and virtue of men. None, therefore, who is engaged in it, will suffer himself, I trust, to sink under difficulties, or be discouraged by hardships. If he cannot do as he wishes, he must do what he can.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

Perseverance may be just as important as speed in the battle for the future.

What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places?

This earthly life is a battle,' said Ma. 'If it isn't one thing to contend with, it's another. It always has been so, and it always will be. The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and more thankful for your pleasures.

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.

Everything always gets crazy at the end. You just have to keep going, regardless of how awful it gets. So that's what I do.