He who stays in the valley will never get over the hill.

More proverbs about Perseverance

• He is wise enough that can keep himself warm in winter. Self-sufficiency and practical preparation matter more than theoretical knowledge or gran…
• He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated. Marrying a stranger from distant lands invites deception, whether intentional fraud or na…
• There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he hath her. Every husband believes his own wife is uniquely virtuous, blinding him to her actual flaw…
• Happy is he who hath sown his wild oats betimes. Early indulgence in youthful excess prevents restless regret and wasted energy in later,…
• A wilful man never wants woe. Stubbornness breeds its own suffering—those who insist on their way invite the consequenc…
• Willows are weak, yet they bend other wood. Flexibility and gentleness can overcome rigidity; what appears fragile often proves stron…