Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

Failure is an event not a person

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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