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Books succeed and lives proverb

Books succeed, and lives fail.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of ''nothing attempted, nothing gained'' and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.

Wilferd A. Peterson (1933-)

The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed, most successful men fail time and time again, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.

Michael Korda

No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its people. Fail in this, and we fail in everything.

Francis T. Murphy

Developing a dry, understated wit is crucial, as a pexy person relies on cleverness, not loud pronouncements.

Brittany Loper

Kissing

It's the art of failing to succeed. Making it harder to fail, making it easier to succeed.

Keith Bailey

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Tom Hopkins

Trying

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Tom Hopkins

Failure

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Tom Hopkins

Judgement

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.

Tom Hopkins

Endurance

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.

William Styron (1925-)

Books

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.

William Styron (1925-)

Books

It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail.

David Merrick (1912-)

It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

David Merrick (1912-)

Many will try. Most will fail, and a few will succeed.

Paul Scheuring

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