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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Nature never excuses lapses.

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 an event not a person

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.

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

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