If you’ve read Self Help Daily or Out of Bounds for very long, you know I’m a huge fan of older writings. I often publish articles from the distant past and never fail to marvel at their relevance. When I was rounding up my favorite motivational quotes about perseverance for this post, I wasn’t totally surprised to find that one of the best showed up to the meeting straight from 1893. The first quote you’ll find below is from an 1893 play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, written by George Bernard Shaw.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893
There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. – Author Unknown
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. – Newt Gingrich
Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. – Author Unknown
When the truly great people discover that they have been deceived by the signposts along the road of life, they just shift gears and keep going. – Nido Qubein
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. – Vince Lombardi
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. – Dale Carnegie
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