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    Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise.
    In great enterprises the attempt is enough.
    [Lat., Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe
    Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.]

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A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in the experience.

A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in the experience.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Failure Quotes,
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He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

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Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.

Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.

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Allow me to offer my congratulations on the truly admirable skill
you have shown in keeping clear of the read more

Allow me to offer my congratulations on the truly admirable skill
you have shown in keeping clear of the mark. Not to have hit
once in so many trials, argues the most splendid talents for
missing.

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We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
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We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
Remains in danger of her former tooth.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Failure Quotes,
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

by Colin Powell Found in: Failure Quotes,
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A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed--I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to read more

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed--I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

by Georges Clemenceau Found in: Failure Quotes,
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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.

by Bishop Reginald Heber Found in: Failure Quotes,
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When all else fails, duck. It's not practical, but it can be
momentarily comforting.

When all else fails, duck. It's not practical, but it can be
momentarily comforting.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Failure Quotes,
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