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“Don't fear failure. - Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
— Bruce Lee
Martial artist and actor
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- Bruce Lee
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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Contains James Russell Lowell's line "Not failure, but low aim, is the crime"; Bruce Lee attribution as published.
Photo: Hong Zhang (jennyzhh2008) · CC0 · source · Portrait: National General Pictures (original photo) (Public domain)
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