O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success and failure are subjective and often misleading in their appearances.
This quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow suggests that the true nature of success and failure is not always apparent. It encourages us to look beyond the surface of our experiences, recognizing that what seems to be a failure may actually hold value and that what appears to be success may not be inherently good. Essentially, it challenges us to reconsider our judgments and values in the context of life's complexities.
Themes
SuccessFailurePerceptionRealityJudgment
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about resilience in the face of setbacks.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.
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God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ... _x000D_ The wrong shall fail,_x000D_ The right prevail,_x000D_ With peace on earth, good will to men.
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In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
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