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He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind,
That hopes for constant love of woman kind.
He ploughs in sand, and sows against the wind,
That hopes for constant love of woman kind.
He beat the bushes without taking the birds.
[Fr., [Il] battoit les buissons sans predre les ozillons.]
He beat the bushes without taking the birds.
[Fr., [Il] battoit les buissons sans predre les ozillons.]
The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works.
The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works.
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
The only real failure in life is the failure to try.
The only real failure in life is the failure to try.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
[Lat., Camelus desiderans cornua etiam read more
The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
[Lat., Camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdidit.]
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
