Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Perseverance Quotes, Strength Quotes, Work Quotes

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expenses

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expenses

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Every sin is the result of collaboration.

Every sin is the result of collaboration.

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...