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)

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