Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 9
“Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely.”
Source: Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith
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