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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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