Don't let your failures bring you down. Don't be a quitter , persistence is the key ! And that's what Lincoln did.
If you're not aware thai is great man encountered a lot of failures. Failure after failure. In fact it even seemed like it's endless! He could've quit many times but he chose not to. The result he vacate one of the greatest president of all time.
Though before becoming a president he encountered several failures. Some of these are: his mother died ; his business failed, he tried to run for state legislatures and he lost ; he got fired from his job; he wanted to go law school, but he couldn't even get in; he tried starting a business and borrowed some money from his friend but at the end of the year, he tried starting a business and borrowed some money from his friend but at the end of the year he faced bankruptcy. Can you imagine how tough it was for him? Though he never gave up.
Around 1834 he tried running for state legislature again and he won this time. Likewise a year after he got engaged and was about to be married.
Unfortunately it seemed like Lady Luck fell asleep once again. His sweetheart died and Abe has a total nervous breakdown and was bed ridden for six months.
After that he tried entering politics and faced defeat for a number of times. Still it didn't make him lose hope, and in 1860 he was elected president of the US. Thus, his legacy lives on a man who changed a nation despite many adversities and failures.
