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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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