One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, Sleep to wake.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Resilient persistence despite doubt.
- In plain terms
- Keep going despite failure.
- What can you take from it?
- Persist through failure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you walking forward?
- What breaks your clouds?
Another view
Relentless marching can ignore warnings.
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