The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
Do not be afraid of mistakes, providing you do not make the same one twice.
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.
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 unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.
The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
Failure cannot cope with persistence.
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.
Dream is not that you see in the sleep; dream is that does not allow you to sleep.
You have committed a double mistake, firstly by not keeping the engagement yesterday and secondly, by coming when you were not expected.
But man is not made for defeat,'he said. 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Man knows so much and does so little.
Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.
The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
Failure is an event not a person
Nature never excuses lapses.
