failing quotes

  • But the principal failing occurred in the sailing, And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed, Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East, That the ship would not travel due West!

    -Dodgson
      The Hunting of the Snark,'Fit the Second:  The Bellman's Speech'.

  • They were always†getting more credit than they deserved, more sorrow than they could bear, climbing into jobs before they were ready and failing just when they were succeeding.

    -James B(arrett) Reston
      Of John F, Robert F and Edward M Kennedy. Deadline.

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