War is a series of catastrophes that results in victory.
Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures repeated failures are finger posts on the road to achievement. The only time you don't want to fail is the last time you try something.......
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.
Ah how steadily do they who are guilty shrink from reproof!
I believe we are solely responsible for our choices and we have to accept the consequences of every deed word and thought throughout our lifetime.
Do not be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.
If I lose I'll walk away and never feel bad.... Because I did all I could there was nothing more to do.
Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.
Finite to fail but infinite to venture.
There are defeats more triumphant than victories.
You are beaten to earth? Well well what's that? Come up with a smiling face it's nothing against you to fall down flat but to lie there - that's disgrace.
It's good to fail now and again - you learn a lot more out of failure than you do out of success.
Most men fail not through lack of education but from lack of dogged determination from lack of dauntless will.
Go through life with your eyes wide open and do not react to failures with a burst of negative emotions
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.
All men are liable to error and most men are ... by passion or interest under temptation to it.
The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.
A man finds he has been wrong at every stage of his career only to deduce the astonishing conclusion that he is at last entirely right.
In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
No man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes.
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