Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, Live to fight another day.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Marley encourages fallen fighters to stand up again, noting that retreating allows one to fight another day.
- In plain terms
- Get up after falling; living to fight another day matters.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival allows future victories.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should you fight and when to run?
- What does survival mean to you?
Another view
Sometimes retreat leads to defeat rather than survival.
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