Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

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 an event not a person

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

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

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