Definition: firm, constant, or resolute in mind, purpose, pursuit, or principle; controlled and stable
Compatible Quality: dependable
Adage: Slow and steady wins the race. — Aesop (c 620–564 BC) Greek fabulist
Note: To win the race one also needs to be clear-eyed, prepared, and systematic.
Quote: Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) English novelist