“Who never wins can rarely lose,
Who never climbs as rarely falls.”

“He who walks straight rarely falls.”

“[H]e who fears to lose will never win.”

“You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”

“I do not think who will win or lose, neither will win or lose, they will win and lose. Everybody will lose.”

“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”

“We rarely climb to the highest level of our expectations, because the ascension is limited by wisdom and knowledge.”

“A man who cannot climb a tree will boast of never having fallen out of one.”

“You never win the silver. You only lose the gold.”

“They climb the clouds/ To come through with airmail/ The dancing crowds/ Look up to some rare male/ Like that Astaire male.”