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

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

Man knows so much and does so little.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

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

Nature never excuses lapses.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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

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

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

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

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

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