The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure results from not persisting when plans fail. Men often quit instead of adapting.
- In plain terms
- Keep making new plans when old ones fail.
- What can you take from it?
- Persistence means adapting, not just enduring.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What plan will you create if this one fails?
- When did persistence cost you more than stopping?
Another view
Not all failures need new plans; sometimes stopping is smarter.
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