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Never Lose Hope: Staying Motivated

English book, p. 180

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

NEVER LOSE HOPE STAYING MOTIVATED Victory in this world is only for the one who has the courage to accept defeat. Just have the courage to convert failure into success. A braham Lincoln (1809-1865) was one of the founders of modern America. He is an iconic figure in the political history of America ranked as one of the country’s greatest presidents. But Lincoln did not get this success by chance. To achieve this success and acclaim, he had to cross untold and uncounted failures. His struggles have been related in a few words below by one of his many biographers. This man had failed in business in ‘31. He was defeated in politics in ‘32, he failed once again in business in 1834. He had a nervous breakdown in ‘41. In ‘43 he hoped to receive his party’s nomination for Congress but didn’t. He ran for Senate and lost in ‘55; he was defeated again in ‘58. A hopeless lose, some said. But Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States in 1860.

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