Nature never excuses lapses.
To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
Failure cannot cope with persistence.
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.
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.
The wise say that our failure is to form habits: for habit is the mark of a stereotyped world.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
Man knows so much and does so little.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now
Failure is an event not a person
Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.