Persistent And Perseverance Quotes

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

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.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.

It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.

If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.

When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.

The devil's happy when the critics run you off.

How to win in life: 1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow 5 don't let people tell you it cant be done 6 make no excuses

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

You can't stop dreaming just because the night never seems to end.

The real test of love is loving those who we feel are the hardest ones to love.

Love is without a doubt the laziest theory for the meaning of life, but when it actually comes a time to do it we find just enough energy to over-complicate life again. Any devil can love, whom he himself sees as, a good person who has treated him well, but to love also the polar opposite is what separates love from fickle emotions.

Discover a purpose that gives you passion. Develop a plan that makes you persistent. Design a preparation and motivates you to optimize your potentials. Do it because you love it!

You opinions about me does not change who I am.

Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens.

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.

Wise is the one who flavors the future with some salt from the past. Becoming dust is no threat to the phoenix born from the ash.

For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. – Bill W.

Those not chasing their dreams should stay out of the way of those who are.

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

One bulb at a time. There was no other way to do it. No shortcuts--simply loving the slow process of planting. Loving the work as it unfolded. Loving an achievement that grew slowly and bloomed for only three weeks each year.

It's not about what you're capable of, it's about what you are willing to endure.

A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.

The crazy creatives are the creatives who never go completely mad. They aren't so easily disheartened by the seemingly endless amounts of scrutiny that creative individuals tend to receive because they, like insanity, are the ones who feed off of opposition and negative feedback and manage to continue along with a healthy ambition. It is the crazy that teaches us to use our gifts wisely and own all the attackers.

Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.

It’s good to remember that success may be just beyond the next failure, and you’ll get there, not because you’re destined to, but because you’re determined to.

You must dare, and dare again, and then dare a little bit more, and go on daring.

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

Hit the reset button. Whatever happened yesterday, forget about it. Get a new perspective. Today is a new day. Fresh start, begins now.

Trying again is okay. Trying again and again and again is okay. It's sort of an infinite thing because the alternative is failure, and that's not okay.

Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.

When a storm comes, bamboo bends. It doesn't break.

I have a thing for things that last.

No matter how many times you cut down a resilient tree, it will keep growing.

When you complain, you explain pain for no gain. Endure and balance yourself through the pain, be hopeful and persist to the end.

When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

God can allow you to pass through storms and get to your success. But what the devil loves to do is to make you not to realize it that the storm is over. He wishes to keep you in condemnation even at the time you have to feel liberated.

When you cannot move a mountain, it is only because you were meant to climb it.

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

Life may try to knock you down but be persistent with your passions - cultivate grit, resilience, tenacity and endurance success will come.

It is never easy to endure pain nor uncomfortable situation. It is seems easy to quit to avoid the pain.If you quit you will suffer later. It is far better to endure the pain now and enjoy later. Life is all about endurance.

A negative outlook is dangerous. When you say, “It can’t get any worse!” You're essentially challenging the universe to do exactly that.

Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

Persistence and passion will make you invincible.

Infinite gratitude, infinite hope.

Strong enough to make holes in the rock are tiny drops of water that persist to fall. Persistence is the attitude that breaks down mountains one rock at a time!

There is an easy way to silence your critics; just try to do what they say you can't do. If they are still not content, do more of it! Keep doing it until you become a master. Then look around, and you will see fewer critics and many compliments!

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

Many people who became successful were once first time global failures. But because they didn't give up on their dreams, failure could not sink them. They triumphed at last!

Go forward and conquer any mountain on your path.

You may encounter many disappointments. Be strong. Tell yourself, “I am good enough, I will try again.

Countless possibilities exist in any situation. You must maintain a positive outlook to see the miraculous possibilities.

Brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to show us how much we want something.

Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.

You know what they say. If at first you don't succeed, try the same thing again. Sometimes the effort is called persistence and is the mark of a strong will. Sometimes it's called perseveration and is a sign of immaturity. For an individual, one of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again in the same way and expecting different results. For a government, such behavior is called... policy.

It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work

God's heart…is not that we escape our lot, but that we learn to thrive in the midst of it.

Never give up. Never give up on your hopes. Never give up on your dreams. Never give up on your visions.

One may suffer the long-term in order to grow in appreciation for the small things. For in short-term suffering, one only notices the large.

The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.

A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.

Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.

You can use the stumbling blocks to build your success.

An anomaly has his own ambitions. You can try reasoning with him, but that's like using money to bribe a beast.

The Jews are known for their perseverance and this is what helps them achieve their goals. Perseverance means continuous persistence in a course of action, a purpose, in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.

If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.

Perseverance, endurance and patience are the three greatest survival skills.

Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters.

My priority is not about grades. I yearn for knowledge, skills and wisdom.

In life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with your problems. If the possibility of failure were erased, what would you attempt to achieve? The essence of man is imperfection. Know that you're going to make mistakes. The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his orders from one who does. Wake up and realize this: Failure is simply a price we pay to achieve success. Achievers are given multiple reasons to believe they are failures. But in spite of that, they persevere. The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business. When achievers fail, they see it as a momentary event, not a lifelong epidemic. Procrastination is too high a price to pay for fear of failure. To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway. Forget motivation. Just do it. Act your way into feeling, not wait for positive emotions to carry you forward. Recognize that you will spend much of your life making mistakes. If you can take action and keep making mistakes, you gain experience. Life is playing a poor hand well. The greatest battle you wage against failure occurs on the inside, not the outside. Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you? Handicaps can only disable us if we let them. If you are continually experiencing trouble or facing obstacles, then you should check to make sure that you are not the problem. Be more concerned with what you can give rather than what you can get because giving truly is the highest level of living. Embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward. Everything in life brings risk. It's true that you risk failure if you try something bold because you might miss it. But you also risk failure if you stand still and don't try anything new. The less you venture out, the greater your risk of failure. Ironically the more you risk failure — and actually fail — the greater your chances of success. If you are succeeding in everything you do, then you're probably not pushing yourself hard enough. And that means you're not taking enough risks. You risk because you have something of value you want to achieve. The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get. Determining what went wrong in a situation has value. But taking that analysis another step and figuring out how to use it to your benefit is the real difference maker when it comes to failing forward. Don't let your learning lead to knowledge; let your learning lead to action. The last time you failed, did you stop trying because you failed, or did you fail because you stopped trying? Commitment makes you capable of failing forward until you reach your goals. Cutting corners is really a sign of impatience and poor self-discipline. Successful people have learned to do what does not come naturally. Nothing worth achieving comes easily. The only way to fail forward and achieve your dreams is to cultivate tenacity and persistence. Never say die. Never be satisfied. Be stubborn. Be persistent. Integrity is a must. Anything worth having is worth striving for with all your might. If we look long enough for what we want in life we are almost sure to find it. Success is in the journey, the continual process. And no matter how hard you work, you will not create the perfect plan or execute it without error. You will never get to the point that you no longer make mistakes, that you no longer fail. The next time you find yourself envying what successful people have achieved, recognize that they have probably gone through many negative experiences that you cannot see on the surface. Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.

No age of life is inglorious. Youth has its merits, but living to a ripe old age is the true statement of value. Aging is the road that we take to discern our character. Fame and fortune can elude us, but character is immortal. We must encounter a sufficient variety of experiences including both failures and accomplishments in order to gain nobility of character.

We have begun a fight that it may be will take many a generation to complete...but you know that men are not put into this world to go the path of ease; they are put into this world to go the path of pain and struggle...We have given our lives to the enterprise, and that is richer and the moral is greater.

You'll jigsaw [the broken pieces of yourself] together however you can, caulk in the odd bits with willpower wherever they don't quite fit, ignore the occasional sounds of grinding and cracking. As long as nothing important breaks, right? You'll get by. You have to.

When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences of giving up are more harmful than the causes. Just don’t give up!

Dreams and freedom are the same. In order for them to be, they come with a price.

Do you have the talent?' is rarely the question. 'Do you have the guts to finish?' is the real question.

Success is reserved for you if you persevere; it's not deserved by you if you are indolent!

Whatever you do in your life, always go the distance.

When resistance closes the door against you, remember that persistence holds the key. Don't give up too early; insist to endure to the end... You will never regret it!

The deeper the difficulty in fulfilling a dream, the brighter the outcome of its fulfillment and the sweeter the celebration thereof. Persist to the end; don't give up!

Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.

The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.

If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.

You have to conquer every obstacle, before you can reach the top of the mountain.

When push to the wall. You have to develop strategies to scale over the wall.

You may bend, but that will not bring your life to an end. Your refusal to give up is the key; your rose flowers blossom from the thorns of life!

Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.

That’s the thing I’ve learned about mountains: the joy you feel at scaling them is in direct proportion to how high and impassable the peak appears to be once you’re on the other side of it.

It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry -- if they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and persevere, how to keep on working until the work is done. Woody Allen famously declared that "eighty percent of success is showing up." NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts) teaches kids how to show up again and again.

To attempt, to brave, to persist, and persevere, to be faithful to one's self, to wrestle with destiny, to astound the catastrophe by the slight fear which is causes us, now to confront unjust power, again to insult intoxicated victory, to hold firm and withstand -- such is the example which nations need and the light which electrifies them.

Loving what you do doesn’t mean you are never going to be faced with trials. It rather means, you are highly qualified to persist, persevere and endure till the end because you are enthusiastic about seeing the joyous end.

Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.

Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.

If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.

Being "nowhere" is a step towards getting somewhere. Today, if you feel like you are nowhere, you are in a powerful position to choose the "somewhere" you want to go.

No step is a small step.

It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.

Failure is not the end of life. It is the beginning of a greater success, if thy will persist.

What lies ahead is often unknown. But keep traveling.

The obstacles were intended to be a distraction from the goal. You must keep a persistence focus to realise the goal.

In all spheres of life, there are constraints. You have to develop your own strategy to overcome each constraint.

What happens to us are tiny matters compare to us response to any situation.

What happens to us are tiny matters compared to us response to any situation.

A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.

Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn.

To esteem what makes you holy over what makes you happy - that is the greatest dare.

If you never try, you'll never know. You are what you manifest.

Work while they talk, strive while they mock, persevere while they jeer, succeed while they hate.

You may work with 100% capacity every day and may not be seen by anybody for recommendation. This does not mean you should give up! The day you will decide to work at 40% may be the day you'll be seen by the person who is meant to recommend you for higher profile opportunities!

After such knowledge, and given the persistence of racial violence and the unavailability of legal protection, I asked myself, what else was there to sustain our will to persevere but laughter?

The chance that you will become a master in something after the first attempt is neither here nor there. You don't get master's degree by attending school on the first day! Time will tell, so you got to persist!

I didn’t know it then, but my persistence, perseverance, and unwillingness to accept defeat when things looked all but hopeless were part of the very character traits I would need to make it through World War II alive.

The thought that you will become a master in something after the first attempt is neither here nor there. You don't get master's degree by attending school on the first day of your life! Time will tell, so you got to persist!

SURVIVOR: To remain alive; to carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere, to remain functional or usable, to live longer than; outlive, to persist or remain usable through, and to cope with a trauma or setback, to persevere after.

Education is a choice. We don't become educated by watching television, and we don't learn a whole lot having similar conversations with the same, safe people day after day. Our education comes from pushing up against boundaries, from taking risks that may seem at first to be overwhelming, and by persevering past the first disappointments or shortfalls until we reach a point at which actual learning takes place. Determination and perseverance are absolutely vital to developing a true education--rarely, if ever, do we learn the most valuable lessons in the first few steps of the journey.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

Be wise and be persistent - rest will come.

‪You collide with destiny caught up in the mystery of walking the halls of a mind that's only inclined to recognize & expect victory.‬

The world of possibilities await the person who dares.

P's of life; Passionate life, Persistent life.

Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.

Be confident, be courageous!

Do not quit. Hang on the wings of hope.

Self-love, self-confident and self-determination.

When you follow the right steps you will never get lost.

May your hope keep you joyful.

A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.

An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.

The giant tree you see today was once a small seed that held its ground.

I am pushing through every barrier to fulfill my dream.

Be strong and take action to achieve your dream.

Be broken, but also, be brave. Your enemies are counting on you to break. The world around is counting on you to breakthrough.

Much more than talent or a pleasant personality, perseverance and persistence will open doors for you, if you simply keep working toward your goal and refuse to give up.

If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.

May you have the courage to begin; the patience to persist; and the strength to finish.

You benefit at a different time, from when you planted seeds for success. Learn patience. But be persistent. It’s important for success. Use perseverance and dedicate yourself to your top goals.

The onward march of the human race requires that the heights around it should be ablaze with noble and enduring lessons of courage. Deeds of daring dazzle history, and form one of the guiding lights of man. The dawn dares when it rises. To strive, to brave all risks, to persist, to persevere, to be faithful to yourself, to grapple hand to hand with destiny, to surprise defeat by the little terror it inspires, at one time to confront unrighteous power, at another to defy intoxicated triumph, to hold fast, to hold hard - such is the example which the nations need, and the light that electrifies them.

Just make an effort and keep going. Start from where you are, even if you are scared and unsure. Take that first step, even if your hand shakes and your voice quivers. Use what you have, right where you are. Begin right now.

Sertorius rose up and spoke to his army, “You see, fellow soldiers, that perseverance is more prevailing than violence, and that many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. Assiduity and persistence are irresistible, and in time overthrow and destroy the greatest powers whatever. Time being the favorable friend and assistant of those who use their judgment to await his occasions, and the destructive enemy of those who are unseasonably urging and pressing forward.

In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything.

The world is not interested in the difficulties you face. You must learn to pursue excellence and show remarkable resilience no matter the circumstances.

Persistence is the devious alter-ego of perseverance. Perseverance provides us the stamina to realize our visions, whereas persistence drives us into self-destruction.

History has shown us that patience, perseverance, wisdom and persistence had moved nations that were so weak at the beginning and so feeble in resources to the pinnacle of success.

The source of greatness lies in commitment, persistence, and perseverance.

A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don't like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.

If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.

Perseverance requires great patience.

In the school of greatness, it is the persevering who graduate.

A heart full of faith is better than a soul full of doubt.

Never give up just because you failed initially

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

We are only failures in life when give up and stop trying.If you fail, get up and try again.

Be patient with yourself. The journey of life requires alot of patient, persistence and perseverance.

Never allow the ill-thoughts of people stop you from pursuing your goals and dreams.

The spirit of perseverance and persistence will calm mighty storms.

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

Chase your dreams even with the last breath.

Today’s caterpillars are tomorrow’s butterflies.

Lay a golden egg. After you built a nest, You wait for a leg. And you land next. Now you hope and pray. Expect for the best. Go on with no delay. Get it right at last.

The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.

God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.

Be daring, be passionate and persistently pursue your dreams.

It takes self-discipline and persistence action to achieve the goal.

You have to conquer every obstacle to realize the goal.

Keep learning, keep learning!

Earnestly and persistently pursue your dreams.

Happiness is such a beautiful journey. It has its ups and downs, whether it’s in marriage or whether it’s in a career. Things are never perfect, but through love, you continue to persevere, and you move through them, you move through them. And then through that storm, a beautiful sun emerges, and inevitably, another storm comes. And guess what? You ride that one out too. So, I think love is a sort of determination, a persistence to go through the good times and the bad times with someone or something you truly love.

But I apprised you that I was a hard man," said he, "difficult to persuade." "And I am a hard woman—impossible to put off." "And then," he pursued, "I am cold: no fervour infects me." "Whereas I am hot, and fire dissolves ice. The blaze there has thawed all the snow from your cloak; by the same token, it has streamed on to my floor, and made it like a trampled street. As you hope ever to be forgiven, Mr. Rivers, the high crime and misdemeanour of spoiling a sanded kitchen, tell me what I wish to know." "Well, then," he said, "I yield; if not to your earnestness, to your perseverance: as stone is worn by continual dropping.

None of us can truly know what we mean to other people, and none of us can know what our future self will experience. History and philosophy ask us to remember these mysteries, to look around at friends, family, humanity, at the surprises life brings — the endless possibilities that living offers — and to persevere. There is love and insight to live for, bright moments to cherish, and even the possibility of happiness, and the chance of helping someone else through his or her own troubles. Know that people, through history and today, understand how much courage it takes to stay. Bear witness to the night side of being human and the bravery it entails, and wait for the sun. If we meditate on the record of human wisdom we may find there reason enough to persist and find our way back to happiness. The first step is to consider the arguments and evidence and choose to stay. After that, anything may happen. First, choose to stay.

The thing you know as Karma, does not really exist the way you think. It can only exist through the law of causality, which means, when you make efforts to achieve something, the results do indeed occur, given enough time, resources and above all, perseverance.

It is not the best for us to lay embago on the industries that produce temptations. What we need to do is to compete, overcome and dominate the market with the products of our endurance. No battles we face, no crown will we win. No temptations exist, no conquerors are known.

To such perseverance in willful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew; determined, that if he persisted in considering her repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to apply to her father, whose negative might be uttered in such a manner as must be decisive, and whose behavior at least could not be mistaken for the affectation and coquetry of an elegant female.

Nothing in life is stronger than perseverance; time only promotes it, failure is afraid of it, negative people hide from it, and disease is affected by it. Even rocks give way to perseverance: because if water perseveres its impacts on the surface of a rock long enough, it starts to wither.

Thus despite the bland assertions of sociologists, “high visibility” actually rendered one un -visible—whether at high noon in Macy’s window or illuminated by flaming torches and flashbulbs while undergoing the ritual sacrifice that was dedicated to the ideal of white supremacy. After such knowledge, and given the persistence of racial violence and the unavailability of legal protection, I asked myself, what else was there to sustain our will to persevere but laughter?

Rather than reacting to every obstacle or dashed expectation, incorporate the event into your overall plan. Real life setbacks like rejections, broken promises, and unfair disadvantages will happen. Rethink the meaning behind the emotional triggers and how your reaction will further your purpose. Manage emotions by recognizing their place, but do not allow them to control your moves.

It is necessary, for the sake of the forward march of the human race, that there should be proud lessons of courage permanently on the heights. Daring deeds dazzle history and are one of man's great sources of light. The dawn dares when it rises. To attempt, to brave, to persist, to persevere, to be faithful to one's self, to grasp fate bodily, to astound catastrophe by the small amount of fear that it occasions us, now to affront unjust power, again to insult drunken victory, to hold one's position, to stand one's ground; that is the example which nations need, that is the light which electrifies them.

Like seeds planted in the depths of our souls, our dreams are at the center of who we really are. Our mission and our right is to nurture them and to allow them to grow. To follow your dreams takes courage, action, persistence, time and patience, but most of all, you must first believe in them. Believing in your dreams means that you trust your aspirations exist for a reason and the reason is your calling. Believing in your dreams means that you hold true that everything is possible and you can manifest the life and experiences you desire. We know that dreaming is a form of planning. We know that everything we enjoy and appreciate around us – every advancement and contribution to society – developed from the commitment, perseverance, and belief in our dreams.

The cry: Audacity! is a Fiat lux. It is necessary, for the sake of the forward march of the human race, that there should be proud lessons of courage permanently on the heights. Daring deeds dazzle history and are one of man’s great sources of light. The dawn dares when it rises. To attempt, to brave, to persist, to persevere, to be faithful to one’s self, to grasp fate bodily, to astound catastrophe by the small amount of fear that it occasions us, now to affront unjust power, again to insult drunken victory, to hold one’s position, to stand one’s ground; that is the example which nations need, that is the light which electrifies them. The same formidable lightning proceeds from the torch of Prometheus to Cambronne’s short pipe.