Hast thou not learn'd what thou art often told,
A truth still sacred, and believed of old,
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Hast thou not learn'd what thou art often told,
A truth still sacred, and believed of old,
That no success attends on spears and swords
Unblest, and that the battle is the Lord's?

How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough read more

How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.

Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn read more

Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket

Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket

Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.

Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.