If At First You Don't Succeed Quotations
Try, try, try again,
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again.
Then your courage should appear,
For if you will persevere,
You will conquer, never fear,
Try, try, try again...
~“Perseverance, or, Try Again,” in A Selection of Hymns and Poetry for the Use of Infant Schools and Nurseries, 1838
If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother told you. ~Author unknown, c.1960s
If at first you don't succeed you're running about average. ~M. H. Alderson, as quoted by The Reader's Digest, 1955
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. ~Quentin Crisp, c.1968
If at first you don't succeed, try a little ardor. ~Author unknown, c.1960s
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. ~W. C. Fields (1880–1946), newspaper interview, quoted in Drat!, 1968
If at first you don't succeed, you'll get a lot of unsolicited advice. ~Author unknown, c.1960s
If at first you don't succeed don't count the first time. ~"Poor Richard Junior's Philosophy," The Saturday Evening Post, 1904, George Horace Lorimer, editor
If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way your wife told you. ~20,000 Quips & Quotes, compiled by Evan Esar, 1968
If at first you didn't try PABST — try again! ~Pabst beer advertisement, in Golfdom: The Business Journal of Golf, 1936
If at first you're not believed, lie, lie again. ~20,000 Quips & Quotes, compiled by Evan Esar, 1968
If at first you do succeed — try to hide your astonishment. ~Author unknown, c.1970
If at first you do succeed don't take any more chances. ~Kin Hubbard
If at first you do succeed, it's probably your father's business. ~20,000 Quips & Quotes, compiled by Evan Esar, 1968
If at first you do succeed, try something harder. ~Author unknown, c.1950
If at first you do succeed,
Try again!
Life is more than just one deed;
Try again.
Never stop with what you've done,
More remains than what you've won,
Full content's vouchsafed to none;
Try again...
~“If You Do Succeed,” in The Character Builder, 1902