Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
~ James Joyce
Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.
~ Henry Ford
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
~ Samuel Beckett
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than the life spent doing nothing.
~ George Bernard Shaw
The way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
~ Henry Ford
Want to impress others? Talk about your successes. Want to impact others? Talk about your failures.
~ John C. Maxwell
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.
~ Henry Ford
Kate Is Rising 
thank you for sharing these. it’s hard work for survivors to accept and learn from mistakes instead of beating ourselves up i think.
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Hi,
You’re welcome. 🙂 This has been a hard area for me. Abuse, I think, makes overcoming this area of life very challenging. As though we didn’t have enough areas of life to overcome! I really think that I am making some headway in this area and quotes like this are good reminders that failing is normal and an essential part of life, learning, and healing.
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate
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I especially liked the third Henry Ford quote … it seems he was not much of a person who must have failed really good to have succeeded so well!
Thanks,
Our best,
Anns
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Hi Anns,
I think that people who created something, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, etc, were intimately aware of how much failure is a part of success. Over the years I’ve found many quotes like this from inventors.
We are all inventors and creators of our own life.
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate
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oh wow-that’s such a beautiful idea “we are all inventors and creators of our own life” i’m sorry to reply to a reply that wasn’t for me, but that really struck me. thank you : )
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Hi,
Thanks, I’m glad that the idea resonated for you. 🙂 And please feel free to comment on anything. That quote is something I think I will have to post to one of my upcoming posts.
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate
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