Perseverance is the silent force behind every success story.
It’s the grit that keeps us moving forward even when the road is rocky and uncertain.
These quotes serve as reminders of the power of determination, encouraging you to push through challenges and stay focused on your goals.
Let these words inspire you to keep going no matter what.
Best Perseverance Quotes
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“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.” – Pelé
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
“Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” – Roy T. Bennett
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Perseverance is the key to unlocking the door to greatness.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.” – John C. Maxwell
“Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” – Unknown
“Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – James N. Watkins
“Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.” – Unknown
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
“Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong.” – Fridtjof Nansen
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Step by step and the thing is done.” – Charles Atlas
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” – Thomas Fowell Buxton
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Joseph Kennedy
“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” – William Feather
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.” – Calvin Coolidge
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
“Perseverance is not a virtue, it is the will to endure.” – Unknown
“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
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill
“If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
“The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” – Herbert Kaufman
“Don’t give up on yourself. Great things take time.” – Unknown
“The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” – Unknown
“Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on but keep going anyway.” – Unknown
“The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens.” – Unknown
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand that to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication.” – Gail Devers
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
“The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance.” – Sun Yat-sen
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures; learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
“Victory belongs to the most persevering.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
“I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.” – Wilma Mankiller
“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – George S. Patton
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” – Harriet Tubman
“Perseverance is the mother of success.” – Unknown
“Success isn’t just about talent, it’s about effort.” – Unknown
“Defeat is simply the addition of time to your inevitable success.” – Maya Angelou
“Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.” – Dale Carnegie
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Unknown
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Martin Luther
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
“The brick walls are there for a reason. They are not there to keep us out. They are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” – Randy Pausch
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” – Elbert Hubbard
“Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.” – Denzel Washington
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
“Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.” – Joel Osteen
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
“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
“Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.” – W. Clement Stone
“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” – Satchel Paige
“Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
“Everything you are running from is in your head.” – Unknown
