Failure is the foundation of success…success the lurking place of failure

Failure is the foundation of success…success the lurking place of failure

- Lau-Tzu

keywords: defeat , triumph , victory , win

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Empty as a cobbler’s curse.

Empty as a cobbler’s curse.

- Thomas Dermody

keywords: bare , barren , hollow

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Useless as a screen door on a submarine.

Useless as a screen door on a submarine.

keywords: futile , worthless

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Patient as the female dove.

Patient as the female dove.

- William Shakespeare

keywords: stoic , waiting

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His eyes, liquid pools of warmth, met mine and my fear abated.

His eyes, liquid pools of warmth, met mine and my fear abated.

- Stephen Blake Mettee

keywords: character , support

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I am a little Sunflower; sunny, brave and true. From tiny bud to blossom, I do good deeds for you.

I am a little Sunflower; sunny, brave and true. From tiny bud to blossom, I do good deeds for you.

keywords: friendship

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It is a dog eat dog world.

It is a dog eat dog world.

keywords: competition , contest , trial

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He has a certain syrup, but it doesn’t pour.

He has a certain syrup, but it doesn’t pour.

- Gertrude Stein

keywords: critique , writer , writing

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Hard as trying to poke a piece of wet spaghetti up a wildcat’s ass.

Hard as trying to poke a piece of wet spaghetti up a wildcat’s ass.

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