Attempt Fails

Famous quotes containing the words attempt and/or fails:

    You need not attempt to shake off or to banter off Romance. It is an evil you will never get rid of to the end of your days. It is a part of yourself ... of your soul. Age will only mellow it a little, and give it a holier tone.
    Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)