Quote of the Day: “Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight.” — Japanese Proverb

 Some quotes slap. This one kicks you in the soul.

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Quote of the day by RTH

It’s short. It’s punchy. And it quietly whispers, "You’re not done yet."

In a world obsessed with winning streaks, filters, and #SuccessBy25, this humble Japanese proverb doesn’t care about your record. It only asks one thing:
Did you get back up?

Let’s talk about failure. Not the glamorous, Instagrammable type. The real, painful, faceplanting-in-public kind. The one that makes you rethink your entire existence over a burnt coffee and a passive-aggressive Gmail rejection.

But here’s the good part — that’s the moment where most people stop.
And that’s where legends begin.

🥋 The Samurai Mentality

This quote is rooted in Japanese culture — a society that romanticizes kaizen (continuous improvement), patience, and discipline over showboating.

The Samurai didn’t carry swords just for aesthetics. Their honor was built on the ability to fall with grace and rise with grit. You didn’t earn respect by never losing — you earned it by refusing to stay down.

And that, my friend, is where most of us miss the plot.

You fail once, and you call it fate.
You fail twice, and you call it a sign.
You fail thrice, and you uninstall your blog analytics.

But… what if you stood up one more time?

🚶 Real Stories That Prove This Quote is 🔥

1. Chris Gardner – The Real "Pursuit of Happyness" Guy

No, not just a Will Smith movie. Chris Gardner was homeless. He had a toddler. He sold medical equipment that nobody wanted. Still, he showed up for a stockbroker internship in a suit he couldn’t afford, smiling like he owned the firm.

He fell seven times? Probably seventy-seven.
But he got up enough to become a multimillionaire CEO.

Real lesson: Get up with a purpose, not with pity.

2. Colonel Sanders – The Fried Chicken Philosopher

At 65, he had a pressure cooker, a chicken recipe, and a thousand “no thank you”s from restaurants.

Today, his face is on buckets around the globe.

Most people don’t have the patience to fail once. He failed 1,009 times.
The 1,010th time changed everything.

Real lesson: You're never too late. Just not persistent enough yet.

3. Bethany Hamilton – The One-Armed Surfer Who Didn’t Quit

Shark bit off her arm. At 13.
Two months later? She was back on the surfboard. Competing. Winning. Smiling.

She didn’t just “stand up eight times.”
She stood up with less than she started with — and crushed it.

Real lesson: It’s not about what you lost. It’s about what you still fight for.

4. J.K. Rowling – From Broke to Billionaire

Twelve publishers passed on Harry Potter.
One even said, “Don’t quit your day job.”

Today? She probably has more galleons than Gringotts.

She was rejected, broke, depressed… and still wrote about a boy wizard in cafes, with her baby sleeping beside her.

Real lesson: Rejection isn’t a stop sign. It’s a roundabout. Take another turn.

5. Virat Kohli – When Form Dips, Attitude Lifts

Every great cricketer has had a slump. But Kohli? Oh boy.

People wrote him off. Said his “era was over.”
Then came a century. Then another. Then a reminder: Kings don’t retire — they reboot.

Real lesson: Even icons fall. What makes them icons? The way they bounce back.

💡 Real Talk: Your Life is a Bounce-Back Story in Progress

You’re going to mess up. That’s guaranteed.
But you know what’s optional?

Quitting.

There’s no rule that says you must stop just because life humiliated you in public. You can always come back.

In fact, the comeback makes the fall worth it.

Think about your own journey:

  • You started a blog. It got 2 views. You still wrote again.

  • You prepped for interviews. Got ghosted. Still polished your resume.

  • You dropped a product review. It didn’t rank. Still researched the next one.

That’s standing up. That’s power.

🧠 Mindset Hack: How to Build Your Stand-Up Muscle

Let’s break this quote into a habit.

1. Normalize Failure
Stop treating failure like an STD. Everyone has it.
Normalize the fall. Obsess over the rise.

2. Build a Comeback System
One playlist. One motivational video. One friend who hypes you up.
Create your “bounce-back kit” and use it like a ritual.

3. Count Rises, Not Falls
You tripped? Who cares.
Did you get up? That’s the only stat worth tracking.

4. Gamify Your Grit
Treat every obstacle like a boss level.
Fell during level 7? Good. You’re closer to 8.

📣 Final Words (RTH-Style Mic Drop)

You’re not fragile. You’re not broken. You’re just mid-climb.

So the next time you feel like quitting, ask yourself this:

What if your next rise is the one that changes everything?

The world doesn’t reward perfection.
It rewards people who show up again.
And again.
And again.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Then write a blog post about it.

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