China has always had few heroes of defeat, few resilient resisters, few warriors daring to fight alone, and few mourners daring to lament traitors; they gather in swarms when victory seems likely and flee in droves when defeat looms. — Lu Xun
If we admit defeat too readily, we may fail to realize how close we were to being right. — Karl Popper
Theories that have not been tested by practice, however elegant, lose their weight and are not accepted by people; practice without a foundation in substantial theory is bound to fail. — Mendeleev
Thank God I wasn’t made a clever artisan. My most important discoveries were inspired by failures. — Davy
Facing failure and setbacks with a smile is a kind of optimistic confidence; regrouping afterwards is a kind of courage.
When defeat is inevitable, it is also great. — Whitman
Before failure, there are no masters; in the face of failure, everyone is ordinary. — Pushkin
Difficulties contain victory, and failures nurture success. — Proverb
Failures in life are our best nourishment. Through failure, we understand its causes, learn lessons and gain experience, allowing us to walk more steadily in our future journey. Failure is not to be feared; what is frightening is being crushed by it. Failure is not to be hated; what is hateful is not knowing why it happened.
What is gain and loss? The root of fate is effort, the fruit of effort is gain; loss is gain, gain is loss. Losing the object but gaining the cause is great gain; gaining the object but losing the root is great loss!
Failure is also necessary to me; it is as valuable to me as success. — Edison
Those who do not seek lessons from failure have a long road to success. — Napoleon
Without multiple failures, it is hard to achieve one success. — Proverb
In this world, apart from psychological failure, no real failure exists. As long as you are not completely defeated, you will surely succeed. — H. Austin
Wise people never sit down and wail over failure; they optimistically seek ways to save the situation. — Shakespeare
Errors are of many kinds, while correctness is only one. This is why failure is easy and success hard, missing the target is easy and hitting it hard. — Aristotle
What is failure? Failure is the first step toward a better place. — Phillips
The greatest cause of a person’s failure is never fully trusting in their own abilities; they even believe failure is certain. — Franklin
Failure comes most from not knowing oneself. — Lü Buwei
Failure is the mother of success, though no higher than the sole of your foot. — Proverb
Success in all things lies in reverence; failure lies in negligence. — Sima Guang
