作者 | Robert Harold Schuller(美)

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Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure
失败并不代表你是个失败者

It does mean you haven’t succeeded yet
你只是尚未成功而已

Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing
失败并不代表你一无所获

It does mean you have learned something
你只是吸取了一次教训而已

Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool
失败并不代表你很愚蠢

It does mean you had a lot of faith
你只是过于自信而已

Failure doesn’t mean you’ve been disgraced
失败并不代表你无脸见人

It does mean you were willing to try
你只是一往无前而已

Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it
失败并不代表白费功夫

It does mean you have to do something in a different way
你只要换条路走而已

Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior
失败并不代表你低人一等

It does mean you are not perfect
你只是并非完人而已

Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your life
失败并不代表你浪费了生命

It does mean you have a reason to start afresh
你只是多了一个重整旗鼓的理由而已

Failure doesn’t mean you should give up
失败并不代表你应该放弃

It does mean you must try harder
你只是需要加倍努力而已

Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it
失败并不代表成功永远不属于你

It does mean it will take a little longer
你只是需要多点耐心而已

Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned you
失败并不代表上天已将你抛弃

It does mean God has a better idea
它只是对你还有更好的安排而已

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