The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now

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

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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