Monday, August 06, 2012

On swallowing defeat

"Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it."
Joe Clark
That Mr. Clark was a wise man who learned well from his own failures.

3 comments:

Prettypics123 said...

That's a lesson for me to learn. I tend to swallow.

Tabor said...

I tend to chew on it thoughtfully before I swallow. Very bitter.

Patti said...

For sure. It's easy to say, but looking backwards ... worth the effort to NOT let defeat take you down, but rather stand up again and move forward.