“He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of 'nothing attempted, nothing gained' and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.” IfsMenTryingPhilosophyMotivationalAcceptingPrinciplesWiseFailingSucceedMisfortunesParts Of LifeTrying To Succeed Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.” IfsMenTryingPhilosophyAcceptingPrinciplesWiseFailingFailureSucceedParts Of LifeTrying To Succeed Author:Bill Vaughan
“I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves ... too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: "Our country, right or wrong!" They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country - when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right."” PeopleCountryWiseFailingGenerationsDangerousCryPrideProveAmbitionDignityInstitutionsSelfishOur CountrySecureWelfareSchemesMockDeceptiveTrue PatriotismFalse Pride Author:Carl Schurz
“The mathematician who is without value to mathematicians, the thinker who is obscure or meaningless to thinkers, the dramatist who fails to move the pit, may be wise, may be eminent, but as an author he has failed.” MayMovingValuesWiseFailingThinkerMeaninglessMathematicianObscurePitsBeing Wise Book:The Principles of Success in Literature Source: The Principles of Success in Literature
“True wisdom knows it must comprise some nonsense as a compromise, lest fools should fail to find it wise.” KnowsShouldWiseFailingFoolCompromiseNonsenseTrue Wisdom Author:Piet Pieterszoon Hein
“We women are callow fledglings as compared with the wise old birds who manipulate the political machinery, and we still hesitate to believe that a woman can fill certain positions in public life as competently and adequately as a man. For instance, it is certain that women do not want a woman for President. Nor would they have the slightest confidence in her ability to fulfill the functions of that office. Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence.” MenWantBelieveStillsPoliticalCertainPresidentAbilityWiseFailingPositionSucceedOfficeBirdFunctionInstanceMachineryManipulatePublic LifeFledglings Book:What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt
“We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.” IfsMayMistakeWiseFailingVictoryFirmSooner Or LaterDelayAccelerateStand FirmWise CounselHouse Divided Author:Abraham Lincoln
“Humor is hard, hard, hard. And if you fail with humor, you don't fail halfway. You drop the ball humor-wise and everyone notices.” IfsHardWiseFailingBallsHalfway Author:Patrick Rothfuss