If at first you don't succeed, try, try again

Meaning: Persistence is essential to success.

Origin: Thomas H. Palmer's Teacher's Manual (1840).

Translations

• French: Si au premier coup tu ne réussis pas, essaie encore (literally: If at first you don't succeed, try again)
• Spanish: Si a la primera no lo logras, intenta de nuevo (literally: If at first you don't succeed, try again)
• Japanese: 七転び八起き (Nanakorobi yaoki) (literally: Seven falls, eight rises)

More proverbs about Perseverance

• Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today — Avoid procrastination.
• Blood, sweat, and tears — Great achievement requires immense effort and sacrifice.
• The first step is the hardest — Starting something new requires the most courage.
• Patience is a virtue — The ability to wait calmly is a valuable quality.
• A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor — Hardship and challenges are what build true expertise and resilience.
• Dripping water hollows out stone — Persistent small efforts accomplish what force alone cannot.

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