Og Mandino Quotes

I've done my best, and I begin to understand what is meant by 'the joy of strife'. Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

Life is an endless, truly endless struggle. There's no time when we're going to arrive at a plateau where the whole thing gets sorted. It's a struggle in the way every plant has to find it's own way to stand up straight. A lot of the time it's a failure. And yet it's not a failure if some enlightenment comes from it.

The more you practive overcoming your obstacles, the more you will welcome them & be unafraid.

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.

It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it

What people call success is only preparation for the next failure.

Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.

As you step every day and we're going to see challenges, we going to see failures, we should certainly learn from the failures and be gracious with our successes too as well.

I fall, I stand still... I trudge on. I gain a little... I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory.

Life is all about toiling and labor. But obviously I get great joy in confronting challenge and taking risk.

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

Failure means you've now learned another valuable lesson that pushes you one step closer to success.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

Failure makes me work even harder.

You always have to finish what you start and I learned that some of life's greatest lessons come with disappointment.

Failure is not a one-time event; it's how you deal with life along the way. Until you breathe your last breath, you're still in the process, and there is still time to turn things around for the better.

Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

I've often thought that when something is hard for you, whether it's going to law school or anything else that challenges you, that's probably what you should do.

I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success.

You’ll fail at some things, that’s a learning experience that you need so that you can take that on to the next experience... What you learn from those challenges and those failures are what will get you past the next ones... I was the pretty consistent bull and the cheerleader on eBay actually.

Defeat exists but not suffering. A true warrior knows that when he loses a battle, he is improving the skill with which he wields a sword. He will be able to fight more skilfullly next time.

Those periods of struggling to overcome challenges are what people find to be the most enjoyable times.