#perseverance

Passages on perseverance from many traditions.

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

— Galatians 6:9 (KJV) · Christianity · #perseverance · source

“Though it is not incumbent upon thee to complete the work, thou must not therefore cease from pursuing it.”

— Rabbi Tarfon, Pirkei Avot 2:16 · Judaism · #perseverance · source

“Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled”

— Dhammapada, verse 121 (trans. F. Max Müller) · Buddhism · #perseverance · source

“The journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”

— Tao Te Ching, ch. 64 (trans. James Legge) · Taoism · #perseverance · source

“At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.”

— Analects 2:4 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #perseverance · source

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