
Tell yourself, "I'm not a failure. I failed at something." There's a big difference.
- Topic: Failure
- Location: Hana, Hawaii, Maui
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Failure is part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
A setback only paves the way for a comeback.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.
A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.
What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.
Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.
