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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

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

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

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

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