Theodore RooseveltIt is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
About This Quote
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. This quote may be attributed to the great American athlete and statesman, George Frederick Handel. He is quoted as saying: "The biggest and most encouraging thing in life is not so much that we have beaten the odds, but that we haven't failed."
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