It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much more often succeed through failures.

— Samuel Smiles

Before Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio that finally worked, he tried two hundred unsuccessful ones. Somebody as…

— Jonas Salk

The story is told of one old fisherman who always hauled in the most sought-after catch of the entire fleet. Because his…

— Joe Crews

Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success o…

— Dr. Dale Turner

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat, he would…

— Orison Swett Marden

A v A failure establishes only this: that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

— John Christian Boves