| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Perseverance |
| | | An oak is not felled at one blow. Spanish. | 1 |
| Appeles was not a master painter the first day. | 2 |
| By slow degrees the bird builds its nest. Dutch. | 3 |
| Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Johnson. | 4 |
| Link by link the coat of mail is made. French. | 5 |
| In time a mouse will gnaw through a cable. German. | 6 |
| Many strokes though with a little axe. | 7 |
| Hew down and fell the hardest timbered oak. Shakespeare. | 8 |
| Nine storied terraces rise by a gradual accumulation of bricks. Chinese. | 9 |
| Paris was not built in a day. French. | 10 |
| Perseverance brings success. Dutch. | 11 |
| Perseverance kills the game. Spanish. | 12 |
| Step by step one goes far (or to Rome). Italian, Portuguese, Dutch. | 13 |
| The repeated stroke will fell the oak. German. | 14 |
| There is nothing difficult in the world; the only fear is that men will be lacking in perseverance. Chinese. | 15 |
| ’Tis perseverance that prevails. | 16 |
| Troy was not taken in a day. | 17 |
| With perseverance one surmounts all difficulties. Modern Greek. | 18 |
| Zamora (a city of Spain) was not built in a day. Don Quixote. | 19 | | |
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