Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.
It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.
It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
The only failure is not to try.
Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.
The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
Giving up is the only sure way to fail.
Keep in mind that our community is not composed of those who are already saints, but of those who are trying to become saints. Therefore let us be extremely patient with each other's faults and failures.
Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping.
One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.
You can't have good ideas unless you're willing to generate a lot of bad ones.
Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.
Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before.
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