Never give up due to failuare in life

Never give up due to failure in life. Always be optimist. If you will give up, you will never get success but if you will be keeping try and try again, nobody can stop you reaching your goal. Here is the story:

Yes, this a story about a man who:

In 1832 he lost his job and was defeated for state legislature
In 1833 he failed in business
In 1835 his sweetheart died
In 1836 he had nervous breakdown
In 1838 he was defeated for Speaker of the House
In 1843 he was defeated for nomination for Congress
In 1846 he was elected in Congress and in 1848 he lost the renomination
In 1849 he was rejected for land officer
In 1854 he was defeated for U.S. Senate
In 1856 he was defeated for nomination for Vice President
In 1858 he was again defeated for U.S. Senate
And in 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States