May 4, 2022
Rising every time we fall
‘The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall’
The authorship of this very famous aphorism about perseverance and motivation bounced among different possible remarkable authors, though sharing a little background in common. The aim of this presentation is to provide a historical picture to better understand its meaning.
Although believed to be originally stated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th century, the adage was actually for the first time written by the Irish novelist Oliver Goldsmith in the 18th century book titled the citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the East. Although the quotation sounded more like a wise piece of advice, that particular book was in fact a collection of letters meant to ironically and moralistic satirize British society through the ploy of a fictional outsider perspective. The misunderstanding of the authorship was likely due to an introductory note of one of the mentioned letters in which the author suggested that those words seemed to be borrowed from Confucius, though they shall be properly credited to Goldsmith himself and they remained so till they were gradually wrongly reassigned to the Chinese philosopher.
The phrase was further restated by the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson leader of transcendentalism in the 19th century. Among the others, also an American football coach, who twice won the super bowl, chose these words to push further the team in 60s. The Nobel prize Nelson Mandela after the banning of apartheid in South Africa concluded his talk at the Whitehouse with this very sentence at the end of the 20th century. Emerson, the football coach, Mandela, and many others, though pursuing different objectives, quoted the statement to emphasize the power of perseverance, which represents the key ability to keep trying. Since failure should not be considered the endpoint but a new beginning for reaching goals, how people react makes the difference in succeeding. Thus, Emerson added theoretical contents; while the coach applied it in sports competitions, Nelson Mandela was the emblematic example of it, because he endured 27 years in jail before eventually accomplishing his task.
In conclusion, this presentation reviewed the main historical steps of Confucius's fictional fake aphorism originated from an Irish humoristic satirical novel that has ironically travelled around the world but China. Nevertheless, it is our opinion that the adage is still entitled to inspire further efforts for improvement.
‘"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall’."
Should use double quotes when quoting.
The authorship of this very famous aphorism about perseverance and motivation bounced among different possible remarkable authors, thoughat all sharinged a little common background in common.
Although believed to be originally stated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th century, the adage was actually written down for the first time written by the Irish novelist Oliver Goldsmith in the 18th century book titled t'The cCitizen of the wWorld, or lLetters from a Chinese pPhilosopher rResiding in London to hHis fFriends in the East.'
Although the quotation sounded more like a wise piece of advice, that particular book was in fact a collection of letters meant to ironically and moralistically satirize British society through the ploy of a fictional outsider's perspective.
The misunderstanding of the authorship was likely due to an introductory note ofor one of the mentioned letters in which the author suggested that those words seemed to be borrowed from Confucius, though they shall be properly credited to Goldsmith himself and they remained so till they were gradually wrongly reassigned to the Chinese philosopher.
The phrase was further restated by the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, the leader of transcendentalism in the 19th century.
Among others, othere's, also an American football coach, who twice won the super bowl, twice and chose these words to push further the team ineam further in the 60s.
The Nobel prize winner Nelson Mandela, after the banning of apartheid in South Africa, concluded his talk at the Whitehouse with this very sentence at the end of the 20th century.
Emerson, the football coach, Mandela, and many others, though pursuing different objectives, quoted the statement to emphasize the power of perseverance, which represents the key abiquality to keenever stop trying.
Since failure should not be considered the endpoint, but a new beginning for reaching goals, how people react to it makes the difference in succeedingss.
In conclusion, this presentation reviewed the main historical steps of how Confucius's fictional fake aphorism originated from an Irish humoristic satirical novel that has ironically travelled around the world butack to China.
Nevertheless, it is our opinion that the adage is still entitled tovalid in inspireing further efforts for improvement.
I guess "entitled" isn't wrong, but given its other meaning of "entitlement", it's probably not the best to use when describing an inspiring quote.
May 6, 2022
Thank you very much
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Rising every time we fall |
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‘The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall’
Should use double quotes when quoting. |
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The authorship of this very famous aphorism about perseverance and motivation bounced among different possible remarkable authors, though sharing a little background in common. The authorship of this very famous aphorism about perseverance and motivation bounced among different possible remarkable authors |
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The aim of this presentation is to provide a historical picture to better understand its meaning. |
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Although believed to be originally stated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th century, the adage was actually for the first time written by the Irish novelist Oliver Goldsmith in the 18th century book titled the citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the East. Although believed to be originally stated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th century, the adage was actually written down for the first time |
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Although the quotation sounded more like a wise piece of advice, that particular book was in fact a collection of letters meant to ironically and moralistic satirize British society through the ploy of a fictional outsider perspective. Although the quotation sounded more like a wise piece of advice, that particular book was in fact a collection of letters meant to ironically and moralistically satirize British society through the ploy of a fictional outsider's perspective. |
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The misunderstanding of the authorship was likely due to an introductory note of one of the mentioned letters in which the author suggested that those words seemed to be borrowed from Confucius, though they shall be properly credited to Goldsmith himself and they remained so till they were gradually wrongly reassigned to the Chinese philosopher. The misunderstanding of the authorship was likely due to an introductory note |
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The phrase was further restated by the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson leader of transcendentalism in the 19th century. The phrase was further restated by the American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, the leader of transcendentalism in the 19th century. |
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Among the others, also an American football coach, who twice won the super bowl, chose these words to push further the team in 60s. Among others, |
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The Nobel prize Nelson Mandela after the banning of apartheid in South Africa concluded his talk at the Whitehouse with this very sentence at the end of the 20th century.
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Emerson, the football coach, Mandela, and many others, though pursuing different objectives, quoted the statement to emphasize the power of perseverance, which represents the key ability to keep trying. Emerson, the football coach, Mandela, and many others, though pursuing different objectives, quoted the statement to emphasize the power of perseverance, |
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Since failure should not be considered the endpoint but a new beginning for reaching goals, how people react makes the difference in succeeding. Since failure should not be considered the endpoint, but a new beginning for reaching goals, how people react to it makes the difference in succe |
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Thus, Emerson added theoretical contents; while the coach applied it in sports competitions, Nelson Mandela was the emblematic example of it, because he endured 27 years in jail before eventually accomplishing his task. |
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In conclusion, this presentation reviewed the main historical steps of Confucius's fictional fake aphorism originated from an Irish humoristic satirical novel that has ironically travelled around the world but China. In conclusion, this presentation reviewed the main historical steps of how Confucius's fictional fake aphorism originated from an Irish humoristic satirical novel that has ironically travelled around the world b |
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Nevertheless, it is our opinion that the adage is still entitled to inspire further efforts for improvement. Nevertheless, it is our opinion that the adage is still I guess "entitled" isn't wrong, but given its other meaning of "entitlement", it's probably not the best to use when describing an inspiring quote. |
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