Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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.

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.

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

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

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