Karla Kauffman’s Reviews > Great Lessons in Virtue and Character: A Treasury of Classic Animal Stories > Status Update

Perseverance... The path of virtue is not an easy one, and we shouldn't expect our own path to be free of difficulties. Adversity can wear us down and make us want to give up, but if we persist in our goals, we usually find that we become better people for it. When we push against an obstacle, we may not move it at first-we may not move it at all-but in the process we become morally stronger.