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

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

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

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

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

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

You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.