All sins are attempts to fill voids. Simone Weil
Don't fear failure. - Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. Bruce Lee
Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity. Hannah Arendt
He who attempts too much seldom succeeds. Dutch Proverb
When the crane attempts to dance with the house she gets broken bones. Danish Proverb
The wise man looks ahead. The fool attempts to fool himself and won't face facts. Biblical Proverb