So you think that you're a failure, do you? Well, you probably are. What's wrong with that? In the first place, if you've any sense at all you must have learned by now that we pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failures and triumphs cost equally, so one should fail with style.
- In plain terms
- Failure costs as much as success, so fail gracefully.
- What can you take from it?
- Style matters in both victory and defeat.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle loss?
- What defines a good failure?
Another view
It may romanticize failure too much.
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