I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

That men, who might have tower'd in the van
Of all the congregated world, to fan
And winnow from the coming step of time
All chaff of custom, wipe away all slime
Left by men-slugs and human serpentry,
Have been content to let occasion die,
Whilst they did sleep in love's Elysium.

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some

You do not have to be perfect to be great. In fact the very seed of greatness lies in our imperfection; in our ability to learn and grow, to reach and fail and yet reach again.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

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