Perseverance goes beyond just trying hard. It is about the willingness to keep trying even when it seems like you will not succeed.
It is difficult to be happy when others are unhappy. The happiness that comes from persevering and conquering the challenges of adversity and difficulty can be very rewarding.
Successful people don’t have an easy life, but they learn how to persevere through rough situations that they are met within their pursuit of success.
Here are 155 perseverance quotes that will inspire you not to give up
“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” – Douglas MacArthur
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” – Flavia Weedn
“Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” – George Whitefield
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ― Thomas Edison
“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” ― George M. Moore Jr.
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher
“The days without difficulty are the days you do not improve.”― Evan Winter
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.” ― Joseph Addison
“Be persevering at the bottom, humble at the top.” ― Maxime Lagacé
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
“Never, never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill
“Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.” – Ben Carson
“You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.” – Lou Holtz
“A bad day doesn’t cancel out a good life. Keep going.”― Richie Norton
“Giving up is the only sure way to fail.” ― Gena Showalter
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” ― Julie Andrews
“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” – Gillian Anderson
“You can’t stop dreaming just because the night never seems to end.”―Curtis Tyrone Jones
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” –Confucius
“Don’t give up in times of difficulty. Persevere on as there will be an end to these.” – Edward Dunedin
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston Churchill
“The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time.” – Lady Aberdeen
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” ― Abraham Lincoln
“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.” ― Helen Keller
“Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.” – Lord Chesterfield
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” ― John Quincy Adams
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” ― Henry Ford
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ― Nelson Mandela
“Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.” – Helen Keller
“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” ― George M. Moore JR.
“He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
“Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” – Christopher Morley
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Keep the faith, don’t lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.” – Paula Abdul
“There’s no talent here. This is hard work. This is obsession. Talent does not exist.” ― Conor McGregor
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” ― Marie Curie
“Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.” ― Leigh Mitchell Hodges
“The best way out is always through.” ― Robert Frost
“There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.” – Sophie Swetchine
“They couldn’t catch you if you didn’t stop running.”― Dennis Lehane
“Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.”
“If you know something will eventually come to an end, you can handle it.”― Karen Harrington
“Sometimes you must cross a bridge and other times you need to burn it. But, always keep building one and never lose your faith in life.” – Dodinsky
“The three ordinary things that we often don’t pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.” – Azim Premji
“Going on one more round, when you don’t think you can, that’s what makes all the difference in your life.” ― Sylvester Stallone
“Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering.” ― Santosh Kalwar
“There is no armor like perseverance.” ― Sogyal Rinpoche
“The people who stick with things for years and never stop almost always win the race.” ― James Clear
“A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” – B. F. Skinner
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
“You can use the stumbling blocks to build your success.”― Lailah Gifty Akita
“Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” – Author Unknown
“Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.” ― William Cobbett
“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.” – Scott Hamilton
“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.” – David Sarnoff
“Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.” – H. Jackson Brown
“How long should you try? UNTIL!” – Jim Rohn
“We will either find a way or make one.” – Hannibal
“Keep trying until you have no more chances left.” ― Aimee Carter
“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.” ― Scott Hamilton
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” ― Flavia Weedn
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? 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.” – Marie Curie
“If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” ― William Feather
“Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
“When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.”― Roy T. Bennett
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”- Benjamin Franklin
“A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” ― B.F. Skinner
“Ask yourself this question: ‘Will this matter a year from now?” ― Richard Carlson
“The extent of the struggle determines the extent of the growth. The obstacle is an advantage, not adversity. The enemy is any perception that prevents us from seeing this.” ― Ryan Holiday
“Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!” – Hector Crawford
“God helps those who persevere.” – The Koran
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
“My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you’ve got to be a filmmaker.” – Robert Wise
“Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.” – Orison Swett Marden
“The less pain we tolerate, the more average we become.” ― Jack Butcher
Impatience with actions, patience with results.” ― Naval Ravikant
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ― Robert Collier
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” ― Pele
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” ― Newt Gingrich
“He conquers who endures.” – Persius
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” – Elbert Hubbard
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” ― King Tutankhamun
“Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas A. Edison
“Never give up just because you failed initially.”― Sunday Adelaja
“Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ― Louis Pasteur
“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” ― Benjamin Disraeli
“The further the reward from the effort, the thinner the competition. Patience is the gatekeeper.” ― Johnny Uzan
“I have always been one to encourage perseverance.” – Christina Aguilera
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.” – William Cobbett
“Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self-criticism.” ― Albert Einstein
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher
“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” ― Gillian Anderson
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there you’ll be able to see farther.” ― Thomas Carlyle
“The road to perseverance lies by doubt.” – Francis Quarles
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.” – Tom Hopkins
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”- Tommy Lasorda
“We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.” – Andy Biersack
“From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.” – Luke Bryan
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” ― Dale Carnegie
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” ― Japanese Proverb
“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” ― George Edward Woodberry
“We will either find a way or make one.” ― Hannibal
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ― Nelson Mandela
“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.” ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams
“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” – Arnold Palmer
“The most essential factor is persistence – the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.” – James Whitcomb Riley
“The most essential factor is persistence – the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.” ― James Whitcomb Riley
“If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining.” ― Marcus Aurelius
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi Jr.
“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.” ― Mignon McLaughlin
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” ― Albert Einstein
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.” – Joseph Addison
“Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.” – Leigh Mitchell Hodges
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” – Walter Elliott
“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you’d be happy. So, why are you so afraid of change?” ― Karen Salmansohn
“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.” ― Dr. Steve Maraboli
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you … never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” ― Harriet Beecher Stowe
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” ― Confucius
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller
“No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.” – Ramana Maharshi
“It’s perseverance that’s the key. It’s persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.” – Lynn Davies
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” ― Babe Ruth
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? 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.” ― Marie Curie
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” ― James A. Michener
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” ― Bill Cosby
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius
“What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.” ― Alexander Graham Bell
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” ― Walter Elliot
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering
