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  • True inward quietness is not that which may be produced by shutting out all outward causes of distraction -- a process which, when carried out too severely, may intensify the inward ferment of the mind, especially in the young. It is rather a state of stable equilibrium; it is not vacancy, but stability -- the steadfastness of a single purpose.

    Mind   Inward   Vacancy  
    Caroline Emelia Stephen (1908). “Light Arising: Thoughts on the Central Radiance”
  • The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is defended.

  • To be strategic is to concentrate on what is important, on those few objectives that can give us a comparative advantage, on what is important to us rather than others, and to plan and execute the resulting plan with determination and steadfastness.

  • Continue to make the demands of the day your immediate concern, and take occasion to test the purity of your hearts and the steadfastness of your spirits. When you then take a deep breath and rise above the cares of this world and in an hour of leisure, you will surely win the proper frame of mind to face devoutly what is above us, with reverence, seeing in all events the manifestation of a higher guidance.

  • Beginners are many; finishers are few.

    Stephen M. R. Covey (2008). “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything”, p.122, Simon and Schuster
  • At the very outset I want to say how the people of America appreciate the steadfast support of the people of Morocco, the leadership of Morocco in our war against terrorism.

    War   America   People  
  • Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?

    Law   Temptation   Soul  
    Charlotte Bronte (2009). “Jane Eyre: Easyread Edition”, p.149, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors.

  • I thanked the President [George W. Bush] for the steadfastness and resolve with which he's tackling the very complicated problems in the Middle East and Iraq, as well as the Israel-Palestinian issue.... It's critical for us in Southeast Asia that America does that.... because it affects America's standing in Asia and the world, and also the security environment in Asia because extremists, the jihadists, watch carefully what's happening in the Middle East and take heart, or lose heart, depending on what's happening.

    Heart   Israel   Iraq  
    "President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Lee of Singapore to the White House". The White House Press Release, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 04, 2007.
  • As you allow the beloved to grow within you, you will discover a steadfastness to the spiritual journey.

    Jean Houston (1987). “The Search for the Beloved: Journeys in Mythology and Sacred Psychology”, Tarcher
  • The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.

    Jane Addams (2010). “Peace and Bread in Time of War”, p.86, University of Illinois Press
  • Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.

    Character   Men   Self  
    Aristotle (1996). “The Nicomachean Ethics”, p.188, Wordsworth Editions
  • All free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.

    Franklin D. Roosevelt's letter to King George of Greece, regarding the Greek victory in the Greco-Italian War, www.mtholyoke.edu. December 5, 1940.
  • I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.

    Life   Believe   Unique  
  • Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.

    Giving   Weakness   Lord  
  • The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.

    Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi”
  • To the rest of us the supreme vindication of the scholar's view lies in their invincible allegiance to the Jewish heritage - a steadfastness that has been matched only by that of their rescuers.

    Lying   Views   Heritage  
  • Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it.

    Believe   Blow   Wind  
    John Owen (1990). “The Works of John Owen”
  • Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we must meet in greater numbers; we must pray with greater fervency, we must watch with greater earnestness, and believe with firmer steadfastness. The prayer meeting...is the appointed place for the reception of power.

  • It is a basic tenet throughout the Scriptures that God rewards diligence, faithfulness, endurance, and steadfastness.

  • The root of all steadfastness is in consecration to God.

    Alexander MacLaren “MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture”, Delmarva Publications, Inc.
  • It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.

    Men   Safety   Audacity  
    Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик
  • It is amazing how the public steadfastly refuse to attend the third day of a match when so often the last day produces the best and most exciting cricket.

    Lasts   Cricket   Produce  
  • God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest.

    Charlotte Bronte (2006). “Shirley: Easyread Edition”, p.35, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror.

    Country   War   Fall  
  • We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

  • Confide not in the firmness of your principles, or the steadfastness of your integrity. Be always vigilant and fearful. Never think you have enough of knowledge, and let not your caution slumber for a moment, for you know not when danger is near.

    Charles Brockden Brown (1998). “Wieland; Or the Transformation and Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist”, p.260, Oxford University Press, USA
  • It is important to remember that value investing is not a perfect science. It is an, with an ongoing need for judgment, refinement, patience, and reflection. It requires endless curiosity, the relentless pursuit of additional information, the raising of questions, and the search for answers. It necessitates dealing with imperfect information - knowing you will never know everything and that that must not prevent you from acting. It requires a precarious balance between conviction, steadfastness in the face of adversity, and doubt - keeping in mind the possibility that you could be wrong.

  • For while we are enclosed in these confinements of the body, we perform as a kind of duty the heavy task of necessity; for the soul from heaven has been cast down from its dwelling on high and sunk, as it were, into the earth, a place just the opposite to godlike nature and eternity. But I believe that the immortal gods have sown souls in human bodies so there might exist beings to guard the world and after contemplating the order of heaven, might imitate it by their moderation and steadfastness in life.

  • In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy. They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. ... The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

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