Character Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Mediocrity Perseverance Success Virtue
Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigorating in… — Elias Lyman Magoon Copy Share Image
Perseverance is a determined attitude that makes you to continue trying to achieve something despite of difficulties. — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Perseverance means to continue in a given course until we have reached a goal or objective, regardless of obstacles, opposition, and other counterinfluences...Perseverance is… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
If you want to be successful in a particular field or endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It's very important… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don’t give up even when others say, It can’t be… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Perseverance is an attitude to continue course of action in spite of all sort of difficulty & to fight out till logical conclusion — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Perseverance does not always mean sticking to the same thing forever. It means giving full concentration and effort to whatever you are doing right… — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
