I knew I had this some place. Here it is.
Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.
* He failed in business in 1831.
* He was defeated for the legislature in 1832.
* He failed in business again in 1833.
* He was elected to the legislature in 1834.
* His sweetheart died in 1835.
* He had a nervous breakdown in 1836.
* He was defeated for speaker in 1838.
* He was defeated for land officer in 1843.
* He was defeated for congress in 1843.
* He was elected to congress in 1846.
* He was defeated for reelection to congress in 1848.
* He was defeated for the senate in 1855.
* He was defeated for Vice President in 1856.
* He was defeated again for the senate in 1858.
He was elected President of the United States in 1860!
His name was Abraham Lincoln.