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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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