John Quincy Adams — Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.John Quincy Adams
Attributed to John Quincy Adams
The effect is called magical, but it is really just time plus refusal to stop. Obstacles that look permanent to a sprinter quietly dissolve for someone who keeps walking.
Most walls in language learning are not broken through; they are outlasted. Keep at it patiently, and one day the thing that blocked you is simply behind you.
Words that widen the world
Steady persistence despite difficulty.
Synonyms: persistence, tenacity, grit
Perseverance dissolved the obstacle.
Something that blocks progress.
Synonyms: barrier, hurdle, block
Each obstacle vanished with patience.
Common questions
It means steady patience and persistence can overcome almost any difficulty, making obstacles fade over time.
It is attributed to the sixth U.S. president, John Quincy Adams; since sourcing is uncertain, we mark it as attributed.
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