Recently, we have been considering the concept of “If At First You Don’t Succeed. . .” In this post, we will consider the idea of what is success? For many in America, success is defined in material terms; but for other cultures, success may be based on traditions and practices passed down to the next … Continue reading
We have heard this saying since we were small children, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” In fact this saying was popularized by William Edward Hickson, a philanthropist, who focused on elementary education in British, Dutch and German schools. According to the Oxford’s Dictionary of Quotations, the full “proverb” is: ‘Tis … Continue reading
