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Quote by Edward Dowden
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a dist

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. – Edward Dowden

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For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment in regarding ones own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss. – Edward Dowden

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Poetry
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Edward Dowden
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At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. – Hector Berlioz

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We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game. – Alan Shearer

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Ive learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when youll feel like youre a failure or when youre disappointed in yourself. – Bryce Dallas Howard

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One fails forward toward success. – Charles F. Kettering

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