Trying Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old trying quotes, trying sayings, and trying proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure which is: Try to please everybody. Herbert B. Swope
The only people who never fail are those who never try. Ilka Chase
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. Lloyd Jones
If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields
Homer Simpson: Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try. Matt Groening
I tried to love humanity. Martin Luther King
To try and fail is not laziness. African Proverb
When you try all you can, try some more. Black Maxim
It's better to try and fail than to sit back and never take a chance. Nathan Shay
Nobody is a total failure if he dares to try to do something worthwhile. Robert Schuller
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Worstward Ho
You should only try to live up to your own expectations. Bradley Trevor Greive
Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying. Roy T. Benet
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy
The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying. Roy T. Benet
To learn something new, you need to try new things and not be afraid to be wrong. Roy T. Benet
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. George E. Woodberry
Just because you fall once, doesn't mean you're fall at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you don't then who will? Marilyn Monroe
Men do not fail; they give up trying. Elihu Root
Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying. Bear Grylls