failure Quotes

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

My pride fell with my fortunes.

Women may fall when there's no strength in men.

There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.