The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

But man is not made for defeat,'he said. 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.

The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.

To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

Man knows so much and does so little.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Failure is an event not a person

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now