Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Disraeli highlights that persistence allows people to succeed despite apparent inevitability of failure.
- In plain terms
- Keep going and you can succeed even when failure seems certain.
- What can you take from it?
- Perseverance can overturn expected negative outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should you give up?
- How much effort is enough?
Another view
Persistence does not guarantee success in every case.
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