Illustration of Perseverance
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.