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About this quote

What does it mean?
Perseverance and integrity are essential to maintaining hope and values.
In plain terms
Keep going and keep your values.
What can you take from it?
Hold onto hope and integrity no matter what.

Where it applies

  • facing failure
  • ethical dilemmas
  • long struggles

Putting it to work

  • setting boundaries
  • staying true
  • continuing effort

Questions to consider

  • What are you unwilling to sell out?
  • How do you sustain hope?

Another view

Sometimes giving up is the healthy choice for self-preservation.

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