Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.
Anne Shirley (L. M. Montgomery)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Anne of Green Gables, chapter XXXV, The Winter at Queen’s (1908); Complete sentence spoken by Anne to her classmates while discussing examinations and scholarships. Original novel text checked, not a quote-card attribution.
- Anne of Green Gables, chapter XXXV, The Winter at Queen’s (1908)
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