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With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough .
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough .
Here's to the men who lose!
What though their work be e'er so nobly plann'd
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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!
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not read more
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.
Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.
Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three read more
Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have .
You may boldly say, you did not plough
Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands
With the read more
You may boldly say, you did not plough
Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands
With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.