Now a' is done that men can do,
And a' is done in vain.

Now a' is done that men can do,
And a' is done in vain.

[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular
names and impossible loyalties.

[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular
names and impossible loyalties.

"All honor to him who shall win the prize,"
The world has cried for a thousand years;
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"All honor to him who shall win the prize,"
The world has cried for a thousand years;
But to him who tries and fails and dies,
I give great honor and glory and tears.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

You may boldly say, you did not plough
Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands
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You may boldly say, you did not plough
Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands
With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.

The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
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The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
[Lat., Camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdidit.]

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.