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Press on! If Fortune play thee false
Quote byPark Benjamin, Sr. · 1809–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Press On..
English (original)
Press on! If Fortune play thee false To-day, tomorrow she'll be true; Whom now she sinks she now exalts, Taking old gifts and granting new, The wisdom of the present hour Makes up the follies past and gone; To weakness, strength succeeds, and power From frailty springs! Press on, press on!
— Park Benjamin, Sr.
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