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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Failure is an event not a person

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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