Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.

Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.

And each forgets, as he strips and runs
With a brilliant, fitful pace,
It's the steady, quiet, read more

And each forgets, as he strips and runs
With a brilliant, fitful pace,
It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones
Who win in the lifelong race.
And each forgets that his youth has fled,
Forgets that his prime is past,
Till he stands one day, with a hope that's dead,
In the glare of the truth at last.

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.

If this fail,
The pillar'd firmament is rottenness,
And earth's base built on stubble.

If this fail,
The pillar'd firmament is rottenness,
And earth's base built on stubble.

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.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

Failed the bright promise of your early day?

Failed the bright promise of your early day?

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

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