Quotes about Failure (page 4)

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“If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
— Seneca
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“A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.”
VerifiedThe Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923) · evidenceFailure
“The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.”
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“Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet.”
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“Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.”
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“I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”
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“And nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope.”
VerifiedNorth of Boston (1914) · evidenceFailure
“Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.”
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“It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.”
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“Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Kenneth Boulding. · evidenceFailure
“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.”
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“What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.”
VerifiedLecture 'The Lesson of the Hour', Brooklyn (1 November 1859) · evidenceFailure
“Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.”
VerifiedComplete Works, vol. 26, Reflections and Remarks on Human Life, section 4. · evidenceFailure
“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.”
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“A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.”
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“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
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“There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.”
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“The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.”
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“There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.”
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“Failure -- The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.”
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“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
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“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”
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“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
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“The man who fails because he aims astray or because he does not aim at all is to be found everywhere.”
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“If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.”
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“Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.”
VerifiedSuccess! (1977) · evidenceFailure
“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
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“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.”
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