Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A single loss does not mean you have lost the entire battle.
- In plain terms
- Losing once does not mean you lost everything forever.
- What can you take from it?
- One failure does not mean the end of success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you know when to quit?
- When does a setback become a defeat?
Another view
Repeated failures can lead to real permanent defeat.
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