If those committed to the quest fail,

“If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.”

— E. O. Wilson

Author: E. O. Wilson
Category: failure
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As might be supposed, my parents were

“As might be supposed, my parents were quite poor, but we somehow never seemed to lack anything we needed, and I never saw a trace of discontent or a failure in cheerfulness over their lot in life, as indeed over anything.”

— Albert J. Nock

Author: Albert J. Nock
Category: failure
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Far better is it to dare mighty

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Category: failure
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