Endurance Quotes
“Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.”
-Friedrich Schiller
“No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear.”
-Greg Kincaid
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call “failure” is not falling down, but staying down.”
-Mary Pickford
“I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have brought me to my ideas.”
-Albert Einstein
“Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.”
-Virgil
“One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.”
-Don Quixote
“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.”
-Buddha
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
-Dolly Parton
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
-C.S. Lewis
“Your struggles develop your strengths.”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.”
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr
“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.”
– Josh Billings
“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– Rosa Parks
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.”
—Colin Powell
“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.”
—Dr. Travis Bradberry
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
—Beverly Sills
“Practice puts brains in your muscles. ”
—Samuel Snead
“Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.”
– EPICTETUS
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
—Hal Borland
“Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.”
—James Buckham
“Endurance pierces marble.”
-Moroccan Proverb
“Scars are not signs of weakness, they are signs of survival and endurance.”
-Rodney A. Winters
“Unless you have courage, a courage that keeps you going, always going, no matter what happens, there is no certainty of success. It is really an endurance race.”
-Henry Ford
“The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
-Napoleon Bonaparte
“Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune”
-Aristotle
“Those who can bear all can dare all.”
-Marquis De Vauvenargues
“I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured”
-Dean Acheson
“Heroism is endurance for one moment more.”
–George F. Kennan
“At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam, you can power a train. ”
-S.L. Parker
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many races one after another.”
-Walter Elliot
“Grit is not just a simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest and do it again and again.”
—Sarah Lewis
“I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon my strength.”
– Alex Elle
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. ”
—Chinese Proverb
“Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.”
—Bob Goff
“When I dare to be powerful to use my strength in the service of my vision then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
—Audre Lorde
“The only failure is quitting. Everything else is just gathering information.”
—Jen Sincero
“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.”
—Deepika Padukone
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
– Winston Churchill
“At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam, you can power a train. ”
-S.L. Parker
“A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough.”
-Ronald Reagan
“Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself.”
-Chin-Ning Chu
“Do or do not; there is no try.”
-Yoda
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
-Dr. Robert Schuller
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.”
-Frederick Douglass
“ ‘Do you have the talent?’ is rarely the question. ‘Do you have the guts to finish?’ is the real question.”
-Orrin Woodward
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit.”
-Conrad Hilton
“Endurance is patience concentrated.”
-Thomas Carlyle
“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”
– Dorothy Height
“Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.”
– Edward Eggleston
“Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there’s going to be a way through it.”
— Michael J. Fox
“To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it.”
—Richelle E. Goodrich
“You are a match for your mountain.”
—Danielle Doby
“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”
– John Maxwell
“Don’t stop until you’re proud.”
—Unknown
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”
—Tim Duncan
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
—Japanese Proverb
“Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat.”
—Steve Jobs
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”
—Tom Hiddleston
How can you use Quotes?
- Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
- Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
- Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
- Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
- Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
- Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.