"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."
― John Quincy Adams
Topic(s):
Courage
More From John Quincy Adams
- "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity."
- "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."
- "All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse."
More In Courage
- "I would kiss you, had I the courage."― Edouard Manet
- "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery."― Joseph Pulitzer
- "Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life."― Marilu Henner