To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.
– David Viscott –
That man is blest who does his best and leaves the rest.
– Charles F. Deems –
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can’t do.
– Edgar Watson Howe – Country Town Sayings
Our doubts are traitors; and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.
– William Shakespeare –
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
– Dale Carnegie –
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.
– Lloyd Jones –
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.
– David Viscott –
I try. I am trying. I was trying. I will try. I shall in the meantime try. I sometimes have tried. I shall still by that time be trying.
– Diane Glancy – “Portrait of the Lone Survivor” Lone Dog’s Winter Count
“I can’t” isn’t a reason to give up, it’s a reason to try harder.
– Anonymous –
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 can fail and keep on trying.
– Tom Hopkins –