Those who turn and run away, who quit when life asks of them more than they seem to have in that hour, prove real only their fears — and this is their sorrow. But let us press on past our doubts to make this glad discovery: the reason we mustn’t give in is because persistence alone proves that Life never gives up on us; what we hope for is nothing compared to the hope that Real Life holds for us.

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