377 quotes found
“Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objects and principles.”
“We are less likely to fail if we measure with judgement our chances and our capabilities.”
“Failure is usually the line of least persistence.”
“Most people don't plan to fail they fail to plan.”
“Failure is not sweet but it need not be bitter.”
“The ultimate umpire of all things in life is - fact.”
“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
“Disillusion is a natural stage that follows the holding of an illusion.”
“If any good results to a man from believing a lie it certainly comes from the honesty of his belief.”
“And what if I did run my ship aground oh still it was splendid to sail it!”
“Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.”
“It is not easy but you have to be willing to make mistakes. And the earlier you make those mistakes the better.”
“If you're gonna be a failure at least be one at something you enjoy.”
“Who would not rather flounder in the fight than not have known the glory of the fray?”
“Better a false belief than no belief at all.”
“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.”
“Three failures denotes uncommon strength. A weakling had not enough grit to fail thrice.”
“Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.”
“There is no reason to repeat bad history.”
“I try to extract something positive from [every] situation even if it's just learning not to make the same mistake twice.”
