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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

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

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Nature never excuses lapses.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

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

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