One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Fall down seven times? Good. You now know seven places to avoid.

The best teacher is experience learned from failures.

Byron Pulsifer

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.

G. K. Chesterton

Every expert you admire has a folder of failures they don't post.

You did not fall behind. You took the long road and learned the map.

Failure is just data with bad manners. Read it anyway.