The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.

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

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

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

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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