Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for read more

Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reason's imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Calamity is man's true touchstone.

Calamity is man's true touchstone.

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology read more

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.

Failure is an event, never a person.

Failure is an event, never a person.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, read more

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.