"When I have tried and failed, I shall…" — Sophocles
"When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed."
More Failed Quotes
- So long as we have failed to eliminate any of the causes of human despair, we do not have the… — Antonin Artaud
- We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We… — Abu Abbas
- When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in… — Teresa of Avila
- Few expected very much of Franklin Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1933. Like Barack Obama seventy-six years later, he was… — Russell Baker
- Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. — James A. Baldwin
- Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law. — James A. Baldwin
- Humanity is a failed experiment, but I think I'm God and I'd like to start over. I don't want to… — Roseanne Barr
- Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of… — Scott Adams
- Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. — Samuel Beckett
- You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire… — Max Beerbohm
- Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one… — Arnold Bennett
- Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one… — Ambrose Bierce