Definition of Perseverance

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Perseverance

The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.

Discrimination.

Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.

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Perseverance Quotations

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
Lao Tzu

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
John D. Rockefeller

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.
Plutarch

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
Charles Spurgeon

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

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
Ambrose Bierce

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
Mao Tse-Tung

Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.
Paula Abdul

Perseverance Translations

perseverance in Dutch is vasthoudendheid
perseverance in German is Ausdauer {f}, Beharrlichkeit {f}
perseverance in Italian is perseveranza
perseverance in Latin is diligentia
perseverance in Spanish is constancia, perseverancia

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