Quotation by

John Burroughs

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

Failure

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Feeling down or losing hope multiple times doesn’t make someone unsuccessful. True failure happens only when a person shifts responsibility onto others and gives up making an effort.

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