Quotes, for a day when my perseverance is weak

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

~ Sir Francis Drake

There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.

~ Washington Irving