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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.

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

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

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