If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again

Many people who could themselves be great never will be, why? Because their afraid of failure. The way I see it you only fail if you quit.
Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest presidents, what would the world have missed if he had simply given up?
List of Lincoln's failures
A common list of the failures of Abraham Lincoln (along with a few successes) is:
• 1831 - Lost his job
• 1832 - Defeated in run for Illinois State Legislature
• 1833 - Failed in business
• 1834 - Elected to Illinois State Legislature (success)
• 1835 - Sweetheart died
• 1836 - Had nervous breakdown
• 1838 - Defeated in run for Illinois House Speaker
• 1843 - Defeated in run for nomination for U.S. Congress
• 1846 - Elected to Congress (success)
• 1848 - Lost re-nomination
• 1849 - Rejected for land officer position
• 1854 - Defeated in run for U.S. Senate
• 1856 - Defeated in run for nomination for Vice President
• 1858 - Again defeated in run for U.S. Senate
• 1860 - Elected President (success)