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Abraham Lincoln

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

Failure

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Abraham Lincoln is emphasizing that the real problem is not the fact that someone has failed, but rather if they accept that failure without trying to improve. He suggests that being satisfied with failure prevents growth and progress.

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