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

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

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

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.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

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

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

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

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

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