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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

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

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.