The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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