Failure

"Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall."

"Failure is part of the natural cycle of business. Companies are born, companies die, capitalism moves forward."

"Men are born to succeed, not to fail."

"A great deal of fear is a result of just not knowing."

"When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves."

"There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game."

"Failure is the first chapter in the book of success."

"The stone that the builder refused shall be the head corner stone."

"No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend."

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice."

"Fear too often spells failure."

"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."

"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."

"Failure is success in progress."

"The master has failed more times than the novice has even tried."

"Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward."

"If you can accept losing, you can't win."

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."

"Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures."

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

"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."

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."

"It is in a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways."