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He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind,
That hopes for constant love of woman kind.
He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind,
That hopes for constant love of woman kind.
With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
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We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
Remains in danger of her former tooth.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Here's to the men who lose!
What though their work be e'er so nobly plann'd
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Here's to the men who lose!
What though their work be e'er so nobly plann'd
And watched with zealous care;
No glorious halo crowns their efforts grand--
Contempt is Failure's share!
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The read more
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.