William Whewell (1794–1866) English philosopher & historian of science
Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy in England, Lecture 7. (1852).
Anathemas and Admirations (1987)
William Whewell (1794–1866) English philosopher & historian of science
Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy in England, Lecture 7. (1852).
“There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
“Success lies in having made the effort; failure lies in never having tried.”
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“Physicians have this advantage: the sun lights their success and the earth covers their failures.”
Michel De Montaigne book Essays
Book II, Ch. 37
Essais (1595), Book II
“If one cannot have success, the next most agreeable thing is failure.”
Jean Ingelow (1820–1897) British writer
Chapter 3, John Jerome, His Thoughts and Ways (1886)
“The key to success is failure”
Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman
“Failure is success in progress”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity