For a friend who didn’t get the promotion he wanted

1. You’ll be ok.
2. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
3. You put up a good front.
4. You’ve done all you can.
5. It’s not the end of the line.
6. You gave it your best shot.
7. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.
8. Don’t take it personally.
9. I’m sure that thing’s will work out in the long run.
10. Apparently it just wasn’t meant to be.
11. The race doesn’t always go to the swift, but to those who keep on running.
12. These things happen to the best of us.
13. It happened through no fault of your own.

For a friend who didn’t get the promotion he wanted