Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

Quote by Charles Horton Cooley

Topics: Failure Quotes

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the...

The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the...

The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes...

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.