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If at first you don't succeed,

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If at first you don't succeed, (try, try, and try again).
something that you say in order to tell someone they must keep trying in order to achieve something. My novel has been rejected by three publishers already. Still, if at first you don't succeed ...
See also: don't, first
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If at first you don't succeed, you might really get burned the next time.
Second trial raises punitive award against Sunrise to $30m by Naditz, Alan / Contemporary Long Term Care
If at first you don't succeed, try again, could well be the mantra inspiring attempts to bring the first black-owned hotel to Miami's shores.
Miami hotel gets new life: second-time around may be the charm for ... by Hocker, Cliff / Black Enterprise
If at first you don't succeed, try again, but maybe on a smaller scale.
Clothier aims to junk debt by selling stock: once-spurned Cherokee ... by Cole, Benjamin Mark / Los Angeles Business Journal
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