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

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

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

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Nature never excuses lapses.

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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