Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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