We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. – Samuel Smiles
The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did – which was to hide. – James A. Baldwin
Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the rich is likely to result in an economic burnout. – Terry Savage