ยท Quote #107

Not to Yield

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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Persistence is sometimes less dramatic than this line sounds, but no less real. It is the long refusal to abandon worthy pursuit.

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Tennyson gives momentum to agi ng courage here. The line does not promise easy conquest; it dignifies sustained effort in the face of diminishing ease.

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Its endurance lies in cad ence and conviction together. Resolution can remain alive even when conditions no longer feel youthful.
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