You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face, It's nothing against you to fall down flat But to lie there -- that's a disgrace.

Quote by Edmund Vance Cooke

Topics: Mistakes Quotes, Optimism Quotes, Perfection Quotes, Perseverance Quotes

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of...

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of...

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to...

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to...

We must expect to fail...but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the...

We must expect to fail...but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the...

In every mistake, there is a message. Some people miss the message because they're too...

In every mistake, there is a message. Some people miss the message because they're too...

The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillation, and...

The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillation, and...

Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.

Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made,...

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made,...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have...

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism...

The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism...

Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears....

Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears....

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make...

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make...

We make mistakes the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our industry

We make mistakes the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our industry

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....