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    Here's to the men who lose!
    What though their work be e'er so nobly plann'd
    And watched with zealous care;
    No glorious halo crowns their efforts grand--
    Contempt is Failure's share!

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Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise.
In great enterprises the attempt is enough.
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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.]

by Sextus Propertius 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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Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

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In the lexicon of youth, which
Fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word
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In the lexicon of youth, which
Fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word
As--fail!

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Failure is success if we learn from it.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

by Malcolm Forbes Found in: Failure Quotes,
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Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing read more

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. -George Soros.

by George Soros Found in: Failure Quotes,
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My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay read more

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

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The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

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Greatly begin! Though thou have time
But for a line, be that sublime--
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Greatly begin! Though thou have time
But for a line, be that sublime--
Not failure, but low aim is crime.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Failure Quotes,
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