“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (Primary source)
Ernest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea is a poignant tale of resilience, dignity, and man’s relationship with nature. Published in 1952, it is one of Hemingway’s most celebrated works and was instrumental in securing him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
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“But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Ernest Hemingway
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