15 Encouraging Quotes to Think About When You Fail

Adam Rains
Dabbler
Published in
3 min readJan 2, 2021

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Failing is a difficult but universal experience. We all go through it. Sometimes when a failure happens, we inflate it in our own minds, making it difficult to move on.

On occasion, it is helpful to reflect on this and one of the best ways is to realize that everyone, especially those we think of as successful, has failed also.

Some of them have written or spoken some great thoughts on the topic of failure. Here are some of my favorites. They will encourage you to move on and keep going after experiencing a failure.

“The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

— Paulo Coehlo

“Do not judge me by my successes; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

— Nelson Mandela

“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”

— John F. Kennedy

“There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.”

— Brene Brown

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to…

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Adam Rains
Dabbler

Spreadsheet Warrior. Reluctantly travels the world. Studies history and international relations.