Quotes about Endurance

Every day was bad news and worse than the one before it, and that was all you could expect from life.

Gimme hate, Lord," he whimpered. "I'll take hate any day. But don't give me love. I can't take no more love, Lord. I can't carry it...It's too heavy. Jesus, you know, you know all about it. Ain't it heavy? Jesus? Ain't love heavy?

Sethe, he says, me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow. He leans over and takes her hand. With the other he touches her face. You your best thing, Sethe, You are. His holding fingers are holding hers. Me? Me?

God's generosity is nowhere better seen than in the gift of patience.

Before and since, all her effort was directed not on avoiding pain but on getting through it as quickly as possible.

God take what He would, she said. And He did, and He did, and He did.

The best thing was to love just a little bit; everything, just a little bit, so when they broke its back, or shoved it in a croaker sack, well maybe you'd have a little love left over for the next one.

They had become an occasional mutter, like the interior sounds a woman makes when she believes she is alone and unobserved at her work: a sth when she misses the needle's eye; a soft moan when she sees another chip in her one good platter; the low friendly argument with which she greets the hens.

Trials are adverse circumstances that God introduces or allows in order to identify where we are spiritually and to prepare us for where He wants us to go.

We will not waver we will not tire we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.