Quotes & Sayings About Failure Confucius

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. — Confucius

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him. — Confucius

In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself. — Confucius

The noble-minded worry about their lack of ability, not about people's failure to recognize their ability. — Confucius

The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief. — Confucius

There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons. — Confucius

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs. — Confucius