No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. – Charles Francis Adams

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. Hebrews 10:36 – Bible

The darkest hour is just before the dawn. – Proverb