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

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

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

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

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.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

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

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

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

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