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Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er read more
So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
The fall of dropping water wears away the stone.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is read more
Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.
No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.
No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
