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> [“You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, perhaps, but the best. You say you have a desk full of rejected manuscripts? That’s great! Every one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/you-re-thinking-of-failure-as-the-enemy-of-success-but-it-isn-t-at/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

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## More by Arthur Gordon

> [“Some criticism, no doubt, is constructive, but too much is a subtle poison.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/some-criticism-no-doubt-is-constructive-but-too-much-is-a-subtle/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“There was something about him that drove the shyness out of you, a kind of understanding that went deeper than words and set up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/there-was-something-about-him-that-drove-the-shyness-out-of-you-a/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“Rhythm. Life is full of it; words should have it, too. But you have to train your ear. Listen to the waves on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/rhythm-life-is-full-of-it-words-should-have-it-too-but-you-have-to/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“The man was right who said that salt water was a cure for everything...in one of three forms, tears, sweat, or the sea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/the-man-was-right-who-said-that-salt-water-was-a-cure-for-everything/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“Words. Just little black marks on paper. Just sounds in the empty air. But think of the power they have! They can make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/words-just-little-black-marks-on-paper-just-sounds-in-the-empty-air/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, perhaps, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/you-re-thinking-of-failure-as-the-enemy-of-success-but-it-isn-t-at/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“It’s the person who likes to pat dogs to whom dogs come for pats.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/it-s-the-person-who-likes-to-pat-dogs-to-whom-dogs-come-for-pats/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person, not only changed, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/nothing-in-life-is-more-exciting-and-rewarding-than-the-sudden-flash/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“The trouble with ‘if only’ is that it doesn’t change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way – backward instead of forward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/the-trouble-with-if-only-is-that-it-doesn-t-change-anything-it-keeps/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“Let’s not be too harsh where poets are concerned. They have to live in no-man’s-land, halfway between dreams and reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/let-s-not-be-too-harsh-where-poets-are-concerned-they-have-to-live-in/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

> [“(It’s) a fair exchange. You’re giving me attention. That’s a form of affection, you know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-gordon/it-s-a-fair-exchange-you-re-giving-me-attention-that-s-a-form-of/)

[Arthur Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-gordon/)

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