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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

Man knows so much and does so little.