A Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

Who never wins can rarely lose, Who never climbs as rarely falls

John Greenleaf Whittier

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Climbs Falls Lose Never Rarely Wins

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John Greenleaf Whittier
American - Poet
December 17, 1807 - September 7, 1892

One thing you should know about me is I never play to lose, Always aim high and rarely obey the rules.

J. Cole

In America, people rarely stay in the town where they grew up, rarely stay in close proximity to their parents throughout their lives. You rarely find parents in their old age being taken care of by their children.

Robert Benton

Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were populated by birds, defined as flying animals, that nevertheless rarely or never actually flew. They would also be perplexed if they encountered in our seas, lakes, rivers, and ponds, creatures defined as swimmers that never did any swimming. But they would be even more surprised to encounter a species defined as a thinking animal if, in fact, the creature very rarely indulged in actual thinking.

Steve Allen

People rarely win wars, governments rarely lose them. People get killed. Governments moult and regroup, hydra-headed. They use flags first to shrink-wrap people's minds and smother thought, and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury their willing dead.

Arundhati Roy

He who walks straight rarely falls.

Leonardo da Vinci

I rarely, rarely - unless it's a big red carpet - wear all one designer.

Lily Collins

People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I lose faith in everything else, but rarely in my work. If I start to get bored, I change it to make it more interesting. I try not to take it too seriously, but I also try to never cheat or hurry things along.