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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.]

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Failures are divided into two classes--those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.

Failures are divided into two classes--those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.

by John Charles Salak Found in: Failure Quotes,
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When all else fails, duck. It's not practical, but it can be
momentarily comforting.

When all else fails, duck. It's not practical, but it can be
momentarily comforting.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Failure Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Failure Quotes,
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"All honor to him who shall win the prize,"
The world has cried for a thousand years;
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"All honor to him who shall win the prize,"
The world has cried for a thousand years;
But to him who tries and fails and dies,
I give great honor and glory and tears.

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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!

by G.l. Scarborough Found in: Failure Quotes,
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Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

by John Wooden Found in: Failure Quotes,
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Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

by Lewis E. Lawes Found in: Failure Quotes,
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He that is down can fall no lower.

He that is down can fall no lower.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Failure Quotes,
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There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

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