Man knows so much and does so little.
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
Nature never excuses lapses.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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.
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.
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 simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
But man is not made for defeat,'he said. 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now
Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.
The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.