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

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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

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

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.