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

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.