Wednesday, January 3, 2007

A Success Story*


Age 22…. Failed in Business

Age 23… Defeated for Legislature

Age 24… Failed again in Business

Age 25… Elected to Legislature

Age 26… Sweet Heart Died

Age 27… Had a Nervous breakdown

Age 29… Defeated for speaker

Age 31… Defeated for Elector

Age 34… Defeated for Congress

Age37… Elected to Congress

Age 39… Defeated for Congress

Age46… Defeated for Senate

Age47… Defeated for Vice-President

Age49… Defeated for Senate

Age51… Elected President of USA

Failure means delay not defeat

*The success story of Abraham Lincoln

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for posting this one Rags, it is a great one

Ragland said...

Hi Dhana,

Personally speaking I have derived strength from these words.

Ragland