Proverbs like this

We travel the same road, arrive at different times
Someone will always get there before another
It’s not how long, but how well we get there
The water on the way may drown some, while others may live above it
If the water does not get you, something else will try
It will only win if you accept defeat
To accept defeat is to lose
Even when you lose, do not stay down
The one who falls and refuses to stand is a lost cause
And the one that comes last, is most times the best

Vera