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.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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.

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

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.

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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.

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

Failure is an event not a person

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.