The supreme excellence is not in having never fallen, but in... - Stéphane Mallarmé

This quote is attributed to Stéphane Mallarmé.

"The supreme excellence is not in having never fallen, but in rising every time we fall."

Stéphane Mallarmé Perseverance

Poet French 1842–1898

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