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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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