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Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 7.4 “Discipline of Conscience”

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Stevenson, Robert Louis - Essay (1880-01/02?), "Reflections and Remarks on Human Life," § 7.4 "Discipline of Conscience" | WIST Quotations

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits. A collection of aphorisms and musings, first published in the Edinburgh Edition of his Works, vol. 28 (1898).

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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   HOBBES: Well, the important thing is that we tried our best.
   CALVIN: The important thing is that we lost!
   HOBBES: Oops, I always forget the purpose of competition is to divide people into winners and losers.
   CALVIN: What’s the point of trying if you can’t be a winner?

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-05-07)

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