You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.

Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.