“Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”

—  Bruce Lee

Source: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 121
Source: Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

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