97 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.

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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 About Failure



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



  6. 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



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



  8. "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



  9. 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



  10. 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



  11. So start to change your mind, that a failure can be kind, If we allow ourselves to learn from it.
  12. 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
    Poems About Change



  13. Failure may seem to take away what might have been but look for the lessons, those unseen Catherine Pulsifer, Look For The Lessons
    Poems About Learning



  14. 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



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



  16. 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



  17. 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



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



  19. 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



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



  21. There is no doubt that experience in life is a great teacher whether those lessons be gleaned from success or failure.
  22. 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



  23. 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



  24. 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



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



  26. 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



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



  28. Mistakes and blunders do not put us under long, simple guideposts to show us where we belong. They're not failures so gaunt, nor ropes to bind, but roadways to conquer and discoveries we find. Catherine Pulsifer, Mistakes And Blunders
    Poems About Education



  29. 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



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



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



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



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



  35. 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



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



  37. 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



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



  39. 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



  40. Thoughts shape one's fate, determining success or failure.
  41. 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



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



  43. 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



  44. 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



  45. Build for yourself a strong box....hide there all thoughts of failures...then sit on the lid and laugh. Unknown, Your Troubles



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



  47. We can learn to push forward in the face of failure. Tim Hague
  48. ... 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



  49. 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



  50. 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



  51. Some may feel sadness in their defeat. . . . it's not the end, no need to fret, failure is only a chance to reset. Catherine Pulsifer, An Opportunity To Reload
    Poems About Defeat



  52. Failures can sting, leaving us oh so blue. . . we must not be discouraged and give up the fight Catherine Pulsifer, Tale The Lesson
    Discouragement Quotes



  53. 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



  54. 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



  55. 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



  56. 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
  57. 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



  58. 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



  59. 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



  60. Past failures never are the end but only the beginning of newfound strategies culled from the best practices of former defeats. Byron Pulsifer



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



  62. 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



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



  65. 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



  66. 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



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



  68. 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



  69. Nothing ever achieved came by dreaming; nothing accomplished wasn't realized without hard work, and nothing became reality without overcoming failure. Byron Pulsifer



  70. 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



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



  72. You were not made for failure but success; not born for sorrow but for happiness.
  73. 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



  74. 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



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



  76. "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



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



  79. 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



  80. Never fail to love your neighbor. Never fail to do your part. J. J. Thorne



  81. "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
    Mistake Quotes



  82. I'd rather fail greatly with courage undying then plod on sedately with never a thrill!
  83. I'd rather fail greatly with courage undying then plod on sedately with never a thrill! Berton Braley



  84. "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



  85. 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



  86. "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



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



  89. 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



  90. "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



  91. 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



  92. 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
  93. "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



  94. "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



  95. "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



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



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



  99. "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



  100. 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



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



  102. 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



  103. 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.
  104. "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



  105. 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



  106. 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



  107. ...failure teaches what not to do in order to reach achievement using the lessons of the past. Byron Pulsifer



  108. "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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  110. "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



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



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



  113. The men who have climbed to the uttermost peak are the men who have failed, but have scorned to be weak...  David V. Bush


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