Failure Quote by Rod Dreher

The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.

— Leon Bloy

“Sade pretty much summed up life in seven words: 'It's only love that gets you through.”

— Gregor Collins

“There is no sorrow I have thought about more than that - to love what is great, and try to reach it, and yet…

— George Eliot

“Occasionally weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you…

— John Piper

“I took comfort in doing without because I knew it was all for the greater good. We all made great sacrifices, none more so…

— Megan McCafferty

“The past five years had informed me about human sorrow. While no two griefs are the same, nobody understands suffering like those who've been…

— Helen Brown

“Out of this sorrowful experience I understand more fully all human strivings, thwarted ambitions, and the infinite capacity of hope.”

— Helen Keller

“Tragedy, sadness, loneliness and despair taught me that life is really a beautiful thing; if it wasn't I wouldn't be able to recognize that…

— Greg Evans

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable…

— Washington Irving

“We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us.…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly…

— Katerina Stoykova Klemer

“Joy, not sorrow. Laughter, not tears. Life, not death. Love, not blame.”

— Lisa Schroeder