Quote by Samuel Smiles
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they m

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. – Samuel Smiles

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The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. – Samuel Smiles

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Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. – George Eliot

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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. – African Proverb

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Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never – pleasurable. – Michael Morpurgo

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They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward. – Thomas Edison

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