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Quote by George Eliot
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. – George Eliot

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Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive. – George Eliot

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George Eliot
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. – George Eliot

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, its just really another kind of tangential thing in his life. – Thomas Haden Church

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Failure

I dont know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, theyve got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure. – Sam Donaldson

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Failure

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure. – Henry Kravis

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Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night… without the satisfaction. – Lynn Johnston

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Live. Love. Sparkle. – Author unknown

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The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. – Edward Young

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Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn. – Alice Miller

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