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 cannot cope with persistence.

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

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.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.