Failure is an event not a person

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

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

The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.

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

You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.

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

Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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