'To fail elegantly is a greater success
than to have to succeed
and never have to admit to failure.
In your élan you will learn more
about yourself and know yourself
beyond the definition of others...
your self-definition will shape
how others see you... that is why
failure is more successful than success.'
- Quentin Crisp
Another way to look at it:
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Crisp's central point here is self knowledge through elan. Self knowledge is gained more through failure than success... and is beyond any measure of failure and success as defined by other people. I did not realise this when I put it up. Thanks.
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