Persecution is a tribute the great must ever pay for pre-eminence. Goldsmith.
Persecution is not wrong because it is cruel; it is cruel because it is wrong. Whately.
Persecution to persons in high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue. Cardinal de Retz.
Perseverance and audacity generally win. Mme. Deluzy.
Perseverance and tact are the two great 40 qualities most valuable for all men who would mount, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd. Disraeli.
Perseverance, dear, my lord, / Keeps honour bright. To have done is to hang / Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail, / In monumental mockery. Troil. and Cres., iii. 3.
Perseverance is a Roman virtue that wins each godlike act, and plucks success even from the spear-proof crest of rugged danger. Harvard.
Perseverance performs greater works than strength. Pr.
Perseverance, self-reliance, energetic effort, are doubly strengthened when you rise from a failure to battle again. Anon.
Perseverando—By persevering. M. 45