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.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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.

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

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

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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