The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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