94 Failure Quotes

A collection of failure quotes, sayings and expressions to encourage and inspire. Let these quotations help you look at failure differently.

A failure is not the end, it can be a learning experience. It can be a way to look at things in a different light. You may also be encouraged by our collection of poems about failure.


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  1. Fear of failure is what can keep people permanently trapped in their personal comfort zone.  Ben Samson, Confidence Boosting Secrets
    Poems of Encouragement



  2. And through God's great act of mercy, forgiving our failures and sin, can we pass through that door of salvation, through Christ we're allowed to come in. Greta Zwaan, Preparing For Heaven
    Christian Poems



  3. I will not think that I have failed or lived my life in vain, if to my credit I shall find one friend to to be my gain Author Unknown
    Friendship Poems



    4. Yes, accept failure but do not treat it as an outcome.
  4. "Yes, accept failure but do not treat it as an outcome."  Vinnie Fisher
    Inspirational Poems



  5. Disappointment and failure aren’t identical, they often occur together, and both can hold us back from God’s best for our lives. Billy Graham
    Quotes On Disappointment



  6. Success is buried in the garden of failure. Rick Wakeman
    Garden Poems



  7. "If you don't get over your fear of failure, it can plague you in other areas of your life." David A. Hunter, Positive Thinking 
    Poems About Life



  8. Amateurs give up at the first sign of trouble and assume they’re failures. Professionals see failure as part of the path to growth and mastery. Shane Parrish
    Perseverance Quotes



  9. All my failures manifold; nothing gloomy shall be taken to the new year from the old. Amos R. Wells, I Pack My Trunk
    New Year Poems



    10. So start to change your mind, that a failure can be kind, If we allow ourselves to learn from it.
  10. So start to change your mind, that a failure can be kind, If we allow ourselves to learn from it.  Julie Hebert, Life's Failures
    Lessons Learned In Life



  11. We ....jeered the silly dreamers and the dream they sought....for we took no stock in fancies-till the dream came true! Berton Braley
    Poems About Dreams



  12. If you’re 40 years old and you’ve never had a failure, you’ve been deprived. Gloria Swanson
    Funny 40th Birthday Poems



  13. And each life that fails of its true intent mars the perfect plan that its Master meant. Susan Coolidge, A Single Stitch
    The Weaver Poem



  14. Press on! surmount the rocky steeps, climb boldly o'er the torrent's arch: he fails alone who feebly creeps. Park Benjamin, Press On
    Poems About Perseverance



  15. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. Henry Ford
    Poems About New Beginnings



  16. When you try to be someone you're not - you will fail no matter how much you got Catherine Pulsifer, Be Yourself
    Poems About Being Yourself



  17. If you have failed, surrender not to fear - tomorrow has not come; today is here. T. N. Hanson, Today Is Here
    Good Morning Poems



    18. There is no doubt that experience in life is a great teacher whether those lessons be gleaned from success or failure.
  18. There is no doubt that experience in life is a great teacher whether those lessons be gleaned from success or failure. Julie Hebert
    Short Inspirational Quotes



  19. Men must be weak, indeed, who fail, when in this land so swings the morning faith, the burning joy, the lifting hope that sings! Folger M. Kinsey, Toward The Light
    Son Poems



  20. But this is my day. It offers all that God has to give, and I'm a laggard or a coward if I fail to make the most of it. Author Unknown, Today Is The Day
    A New Day Poem



  21. Believe that you can — and you will not fail, though great be the task begun. Unknown, Believe
    Poems For Teenagers



  22. Though some of us fail somewhat in harvests where we strive, we should be thankful for our hopes, and that we are alive. Edward Sherwood Creamer, Thanksgiving Day
    Thanksgiving Poems



  23. Pause not to mourn o'er the failures you made on yesterday Clara McAlister Brooks, Life's Mystery
    LIfe Is Good Poems



  24. Failure, when viewed from a strategic point of view, can provide all the lessons one needs in order to avoid similar pitfalls in the future. Byron Pulsifer
    Try, Try Again



    25. Success is failure turned inside out - the silver tint of the clouds of doubt...
  25. Success is failure turned inside out - the silver tint of the clouds of doubt... Edgar A. Guest
    Don't Quit Poem



  26. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Beverly Sills
    Disappointment Poems



  27. There is no failure, save in giving up; no real fall so long as one still tries. Unknown, Take This Honey
    Poems About Strength



  28. Every fault made is another valuable lesson learned. Kaylee Stepkoski
    Life Lessons Quotes



  29. Do not let the former failure check the loving help today, rather let it urge you onward to a kinder, gentler way. Samuel Henry Longley, The Better Way
    Poems About Regret



  30. Dear Lord...Please grant that I shall never waste my pain....to fail without learning Dick Innes, Never Waste Your Pain!
    Prayer For Today



  31. When you've tried and failed and lost, when astray your plans are tossed...Try, try again!  David V. Bush, Try Again
    Try Try Again Poem



  32. Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
    Courage Poems



  33. Success is a failure turned inside out, building better roads for others to achieve their dreams. Hernert O Nobleman, The Filigree of Success
    Success Poem



    34. Thoughts shape one's fate, determining success or failure.
  34. Thoughts shape one's fate, determining success or failure. Each thought stamps itself forever on one's personality- thoughts therefore, make one's personality. Dorothea Kopplin, Something to Live By
    Positive Poems



  35. If you have failed, surrender not to fear - tomorrow has not come; today is here. T. N. Hanson, Today Is Here
    Good Mornng Poems



  36. The best of life's lessons occur when a personal or professional failure is utilized as a necessary ingredient to propel renewed dedication towards success. Robert Rivers
    Train Of Life Poem



  37. I would rather fail to be rich or famous on the earth, rather dwell in poverty if my deeds will tell my worth. Edgar A. Guest, A Choice
    Life Choices Poems



  38. Build for yourself a strong box....hide there all thoughts of failures...then sit on the lid and laugh. Unknown, Your Troubles
    A Laugh Pays Best In The End



  39. Give me a faith shall never fail, one that shall always work by love Unknown, Faith, Love, And Patience
    Poems About Faith



    40. We can learn to push forward in the face of failure. Tim Hague
  40. ... perseverance can be learned. We can grow in our ability to withstand difficult times. We can learn to push forward in the face of failure. Tim Hague, Perseverance
    Difficult Times Quotes



  41. Be passionate about your life. Learn to live without the fear of failing. Take a chance, you just might surprise yourself. Nishan Panwar
    Take A Chance Quotes



  42. But it is better for them to try and fail than not to try at all, or to succeed through base methods and ignoble motives. Marshall Field, For Opportunity
    Opportunity Poems



  43. Failures can sting, leaving us oh so blue. . . we must not be discouraged and give up the fight Catherine Pulsifer, Tale The Lesson
    Poems On Life Lessons



  44. When you encounter failure, it does not sink you until you let it enter you and suppress you. Israelmore Ayivor, Believe and Achieve
    Letting Go Poem



  45. Some of the most successful people in the world experienced failure after failure before they finally rose to the top in whatever endeavor they chose..... There are opportunities all around us each and every day. But, do we seize the opportunities presented to us or, do we stay focused on our failures? Byron Pulsifer
    Opportunity Poem



  46. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure... Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing that "cannot be done," and you’ll do it. Edgar A. Guest
    It Couldn't Be Done



    47. When failure looms ahead of you and everything looks black- when courage flags and hope grows dim- you're tempted to turn back... That's where Endurance triumphs
  47. When failure looms ahead of you and everything looks black- when courage flags and hope grows dim- you're tempted to turn back... That's where Endurance triumphs   Patience Strong, Endurance
    Be Inspired



  48. It's important to celebrate your failures as much as your successes. If you celebrate your failures really well, and if you get to the motto and say, 'Wow, I failed, I tried, I was wrong, I learned something,' then you realize you have no fear, and when your fear goes away, you can move the world. Sebastian Thrun
    Celebrate Quotes



  49. It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue; the dimples of encouragement are good for me and you. Rolf Thelan, It's Worth A Million Dollars
    A Smile Is Worth



  50. Past failures never are the end but only the beginning of newfound strategies culled from the best practices of former defeats. Byron Pulsifer
    In An Open Place



  51. Once or twice though you should fail, try again; if you would at last prevail, try again. Unknown, Try Again
    Patience Poem



  52. Too many self-impose the cross of daily working for a boss, forgetting that in failing him it is their own stars that they dim. Unknown, Who Is Your Boss?
    Poems About Work



    53. No care is so trying, no failure so great, that you can't find a new chance to battle with fate. David V. Bush
  53. No care is so trying, no failure so great, that you can't find a new chance to battle with fate. David V. Bush
    Opportunity



  54. If you give up and quit you will always wonder "what if". Take a deep breath and start again let learning and failure be a friend. Catherine Pulsifer, What If
    Don't You Quit



  55. Many people accept that the darkness of failure must be the continued state of affairs. To these type of people, there is no foresight of what can be if only they use these defeats as the fresh beginnings on new life, of new dreams, and of new accomplishments. Byron Pulsifer
    Bulbs



  56. Quitting is the only failure. Brajesh Kumar Singh
    Quotes About Quitting



  57. Know this: every successful person, they have had failures. It is through failures that lessons can be learned that will help you avoid the same fatal or flooded mistakes again and again. Byron Pulsifer
    Never Despair



  58. Nothing ever achieved came by dreaming; nothing accomplished wasn't realized without hard work, and nothing became reality without overcoming failure. Byron Pulsifer
    Oh! Tell Me Not



  59. Leavened with failures, with grief sanctified, sacred and sweet is the joy that must come from the furnace of life when you've poured off the scum. Edgar A. Guest, The Crucible of Life
    Poems About Joy



  60. Even if they failed they kept moving forward - they could see the success they were moving toward. Catherine Pulsifer,  Look Back
    Keep Going Poems



    61. You were not made for failure but success; not born for sorrow but for happiness.
  61. You were not made for failure but success; not born for sorrow but for happiness. Wilhelmina Stitch, Hold Up Your Head
    Be The Best You Can Be



  62. Now that you're aware of your weakness and failures, now that you see that you're without power, give God the reigns, for He is discerning, He is the fortress, a strong, mighty tower. Greta Zwaan, Our 24-7 God
    Trust In God



  63. In Life's earnest battle, they only prevail who daily march onward, and never say fail.  Daniel C. Colesworthy
    Never Say Fail



  64. "Failures are only failures if we look at them that way! It is all in your attitude towards them; do you see them as a learning experience or a failure."  Catherine Pulsifer
    Attitude Quotes



    65. f you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.
  65. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.  Rubin, Gretchen The Happiness Project
    Short Quotes



  66. When you strive, there's no disgrace, though you fail to win the race; Bravely then, in such a case, try, try, try again.  Author Unknown, A Lesson We Should Heed
    Lessons Learned In Life



  67. Never fail to love your neighbor. Never fail to do your part. J. J. Thorne
    Poems



  68. "People tend to lose focus after one failure, however the key is to learn from your mistakes and avoid repeating them the next time."  Krista "KK" Weatherspoon, 50 Things To Know
    Mistakes



    69. I'd rather fail greatly with courage undying then plod on sedately with never a thrill!
  69. I'd rather fail greatly with courage undying then plod on sedately with never a thrill! Berton Braley
    The Joy Of Life



  70. "Since failure is just a process of discovering what works and what doesn't work, we must readjust our strategies and plow ahead again."   Demond Jackson, The 101 Most Powerful Success Quotes for High Achievers
    Work Quotes



  71. You will learn more about yourself from a failed project than you ever will from something you never finish so don’t be a procrastinator.   Paul Jefferson Woods, Three Six Six
    Procrastination Quotes



  72. "Fear of failure is immobilizing and it causes us not to progress further in life and force us to miss some very good opportunities ahead."   Rajneesh Chaturvedi, Taming Mind
    Life Quotes



    73. Successful people plan for failure
  73. "Successful people plan for failure."   Alex Altman, Time Is Money
    Positive Quotes



  74. We fear failure so much that we often decide to do nothing instead of risk failing. But if you don't take chances in life, you'll never live up to your full potential.   from the book, Crap
    Risk Quotes



  75. "Setting goals, taking one step at a time, continuous learning, never giving up, learning to use failures as our best teaches for future success, and always being in touch with what is important to us."   Byron Pulsifer, How To Succeed When You Already Have
    Positive Thoughts



  76. The value of making the most of our experiences is that they teach us lessons about life - about failures, successes, and everything in between. In the midst of our challenges always remember success often comes in disguise. Dean Pennicott
    Poems about Life Lessons



    77. It's what you do with what you are, with what you have or don't have, that figures largely in determining failure or success
  77. "It's what you do with what you are, with what you have or don't have, that figures largely in determining failure or success."   Norman Vincent Peale, The Tough-Minded Optimist
    Optimistic Quotes



  78. "Views on failure: failing is an opportunity to learn; a failure is one who doesn't try again; failing does not mean the end. The most important aspect of being unsuccessful or of failing is your attitude - how you see it, and then, what you do about it."   Catherine Pulsifer
    Opportunity Quotes



  79. "Children who have never know success must be taught how to succeed. Children who have never known failure must be taught to accept failure."   Greg Henry Quinn
    Children Quotes



  80. "None of us can avoid failure. We can avoid battering ourselves in the process."   Anne Wilson Schaef
    Thoughtful Quotes



    81. Finding the energy to give just a little more effort is often the difference between failure and success
  81. "Finding the energy to give just a little more effort is often the difference between failure and success."   Mark Black
    Defeat Quotes



  82. "Successful people make 'mistakes' often, and use them as feedback to show them what they need to know that they wouldn't have known otherwise."   Yvonne Oswald
    Be An Example Quotes



  83. Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going. Yasmin Mogahed
    Resilience Quotes



  84. "Your greatest hero or heroine grew through failure and disappointment. Failure is the strength behind all personal experience."  Gillian Stokes, Personal Power
    Experience Quotes



  85. If you give up and quit, you will always wonder "what if" - Take a deep breath and start again let learning and failure be a friend.  Catherine Pulsifer, What If
    Don't You Quit



    86. Many people are afraid to take a risk, are afraid of failure. But in life if we don't take a risk we will never move beyond where we are today.
  86. "Many people are afraid to take a risk, are afraid of failure. But in life if we don't take a risk we will never move beyond where we are today."   Julie Hebert, Enough Thinking
    Motivational Poems



  87. I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. Dolly Parton
    Thank You God Poems



  88. Learn from the mistake with knowledge you have gained don't let the mistake be a failure or a drain  Catherine Pulsifer, Thankful For The Mistakes
    Poems About Mistakes



  89. ...failure teaches what not to do in order to reach achievement using the lessons of the past. Byron Pulsifer
    Start Where You Stand



  90. "Never take failure personally, never take set backs in a social setting as evidence that you are not worth talking to."  Peter W. Murphy, Always Know What To Say
    Graduation Poems



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  91. "If you can't focus, you can't finish. If you can't finish, you will fail."  Matt Bishop, The 8 Pillars of Career and Business Success
    Sustainability Quotes



  92. Failed today? That's nothing, say just keep up the fight - you will see your failures flee David V. Bush, The Way To Win
    The Successful Man



  93. And many a failure turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out. Unknown, Stick It Out
    Easy Poems



  94. The men who have climbed to the uttermost peak are the men who have failed, but have scorned to be weak...  David V. Bush
    My Regrets To The Man Who Gives Up


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