Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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