George Edward Woodberry
  • Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

  • Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

  • 'Old times' never come back and I suppose it's just as well. What comes back is a new morning every day in the year, and that's better.

  • Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.