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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Man knows so much and does so little.

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

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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

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

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

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