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What if nothing comes from our devotion, effort, faith and work?

Samuel Beckett said:
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

But...what's the measure of failure? When should we declare 'time-out'?

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Jazz Sutto
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Feb 2 2013: Failure only happens when you give up. Everything else is a learning experience.
- Krisztián Pintér 200+
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  Feb 2 2013: or die
  - Atul Jadhav
    
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    Feb 2 2013: no..thats not a solution
  - Jazz Sutto
    
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    Feb 2 2013: Well, dieing isn't failing in my book. Simply means that you tried with everything you had. Good way to die in my book :)

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