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What does it mean?
Friends remind you that you are not defeated and can still succeed.
In plain terms
Don't quit because you have friends and can still win.
What can you take from it?
Support keeps you going.

Where it applies

  • personal failure
  • career setback
  • health struggle

Putting it to work

  • reach out
  • ask for help

Questions to consider

  • Who supports you?
  • When do you quit?

Another view

Friends alone cannot fix the problem.

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