In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.

In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.

Hast thou not learn'd what thou art often told,
A truth still sacred, and believed of old,
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Hast thou not learn'd what thou art often told,
A truth still sacred, and believed of old,
That no success attends on spears and swords
Unblest, and that the battle is the Lord's?

As an outside; don't worry about failure, because failure will take care of itself. Focus on success.

As an outside; don't worry about failure, because failure will take care of itself. Focus on success.

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the
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A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the
bricks that others throw at him or her.

The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat read more

The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on.

Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on.

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by read more

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.