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.

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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.

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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.