The value of courage, persistence, and perseverance has rarely been illustrated more convincingly than in the life story of Abraham Lincoln. You know about his defeats and how he kept going:

• Failed in business at 22
• Ran for Legislature defeated at 23
• Again failed in business at 24
• Elected to Legislature at 25
• Sweetheart died at 26
• Had a nervous breakdown at 27
• Defeated for Speaker at 29
• Defeated for Elector at 31
• Defeated for Congress at 34
• Elected to Congress at 37
• Defeated for Congress at 39
• Defeated for Senate at 46
• Defeated for Vice President at 47
• Defeated for Senate at 49
• Elected President of the United States at 51

That's the record of Abraham Lincoln.