Illustration of Perseverance
Topic : -The value of courage, persistence, and perseverance has rarely been illustrated more convincingly than in the life story of this man (his age appears in the column on the right):
| Failed in business | 22 |
| Ran for Legislature—defeated | 23 |
| Again failed in business | 24 |
| Elected to Legislature | 25 |
| Sweetheart died | 26 |
| Had a nervous breakdown | 27 |
| Defeated for Speaker | 29 |
| Defeated for Elector | 31 |
| Defeated for Congress | 34 |
| Elected to Congress | 37 |
| Defeated for Congress | 39 |
| Defeated for Senate | 46 |
| Defeated for Vice President | 47 |
| Defeated for Senate | 49 |
| Elected President of the United States | 51 |
That’s the record of Abraham Lincoln.
