ProverbPerseverance
Latin origin
Latin originHe conquers who endures
Meaning: Persistence and endurance are the ultimate keys to victory.
Often credited to: The Roman satirist Persius, though no passage is known
Origin: The Latin vincit qui patitur is often credited to the Roman satirist Persius (AD 34–62), but no passage is usually cited, and the saying is best known as a family and heraldic motto. Victory through endurance is a theme of the Stoic philosophy Persius followed.
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