--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is no sin to attempt and fail. The…" description: "\"It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.\" — SuEllen Fried" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/suellen-fried-280357_adventure_it-is-no-sin-to-attempt-and-fail-the-onl_227532.png" --- # It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to… ![“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” quote by SuEllen Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/suellen-fried-280357_adventure_it-is-no-sin-to-attempt-and-fail-the-onl_227532.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/suellen-fried-280357_adventure_it-is-no-sin-to-attempt-and-fail-the-onl_227532.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/suellen-fried-280357_adventure_it-is-no-sin-to-attempt-and-fail-the-onl_227532.png) > “It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” SuEllen Fried ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Attempting is not sinful; the real sin is never trying, encouraging effort despite possible failure **In simple terms:** Trying is okay; not trying is the true fault Key Takeaway Try, even if you might fail Themes effort failure risk-taking Mood advice philosophical Type Adventure:1 Attempt:1 Failing:1 Failure:1 Inspirational:1 Motivational:1 Positive energy:1 Sin:0 Make Attempt:0 Sin Attempt:0 Fail Sin:0 Attempt Fail:0 When to use this quote - Fear of failure can still prevent attempts Key Concepts personal goals entrepreneurship education Questions to Reflect On - motivational - encouraging A Different Perspective What prevents you from trying?;How can you reframe failure? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) [Motivational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/motivational/) [Positive energy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/positive-energy/) [Sin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sin/) ## Related quotes > [I would rather attempt something and fail than attempt nothing and succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prodigy/i-would-rather-attempt-something-and-fail-than-attempt-nothing-and/) [Prodigy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prodigy/) > [“Don't live your life like an attempt, because if you fail there is no second attempt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/don-t-live-your-life-like-an-attempt-because-if-you-fail-there-is-no/) [Amit Kalantri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-kalantri/) > [“The first attempt may fail, but it does not create room for excuses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/the-first-attempt-may-fail-but-it-does-not-create-room-for-excuses/) [Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/) > [“To be a saint is to be an exception; to be a true man is the rule. 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