Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself… — S. I. Hayakawa

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.

S. I. HayakawaPolitician · American · 1906 – 1992

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A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. — Elbert Hubbard
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