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

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

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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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