Life & Wisdom Quote by Mordecai Orimiladeye

Impatience is the real villain here, not failure. "Don't give up so fast, the best always comes last" reads like a line tailored for the psychological grind of entrepreneurship, where most days feel like paying tuition to an invisible school: you spend time, money, credibility, and still don’t know if the lesson will ever cash out.

The phrasing works because it sneaks strategy into reassurance. "Don't give up so fast" isn’t lofty optimism; it’s a diagnosis of a common founder mistake: quitting during the messy middle, right after the first burst of adrenaline fades and before any signal becomes legible. The subtext is that endurance isn’t a personality trait, it’s a competitive edge. In markets where everyone has access to similar tools and playbooks, staying in the game longer than others becomes a differentiator.

"the best always comes last" is deliberately absolute, and that’s the rhetorical trick. Entrepreneurs trade in conviction more than certainty; the line manufactures certainty to counteract doubt. It reframes delayed payoff as evidence, not absence: late returns aren’t a sign you’re losing, they’re the natural order of meaningful wins. It also flatters the listener with a narrative role: you’re not behind, you’re approaching the reveal.

Contextually, it fits startup culture’s mix of hustle and hope, but it’s also a soft warning. "Always" can be a dangerous drug. Persistence is powerful, yet the best entrepreneurs pair grit with calibration - knowing when to pivot, when to pause, and when "last" is just sunk cost wearing a motivational costume.