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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

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.

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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