It is folly to abstain all day long from food, but fail to abstain from sin and selfishness. John Chrysostom
Why is everyone here so happy except me?" "Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master. "Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere?" "Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Anthony de Mello
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds. Ronald David Laing
An elephant can never fail to carry its tusks. Kiganda Proverb
One word let slip and four horses would fail to catch it. Japanese Proverb
If you fail to take away a strong man's sword when he is on the ground, will you do it when he gets up? Nigerian Proverb