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Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets read more
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
I've developed a new philosophy... I only dread one day at a time.
I've developed a new philosophy... I only dread one day at a time.
He who moves not forward, goes backward
He who moves not forward, goes backward
 "Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold," 
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third read more 
 "Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold," 
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third gate. 
 For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
 The strife and the discouragement!  
 For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
 The strife and the discouragement! 
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with read more
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.
God helps those who persevere.
God helps those who persevere.