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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.
[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular
names and impossible loyalties.
[Oxford] Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs and unpopular
names and impossible loyalties.
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I read more
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Why, like the hindmost chariot wheels, art curst
Still to be near but ne'er to reach the first.
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Why, like the hindmost chariot wheels, art curst
Still to be near but ne'er to reach the first.
[Lat., Nam quamvis prope to, quamvis temone sub uno
Verentem sese, frustra sectabere cantum
Cum rota posterior curras et in axe secundo.]
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle! O Jonathan,
thou wast slain in thine high places.
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle! O Jonathan,
thou wast slain in thine high places.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
Failed the bright promise of your early day?
Failed the bright promise of your early day?
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.