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I can't say I agree with that statement because it is very general and I think it depends on what you're talking about and what your reasons are for doing or not doing something.

In terms of what you're talking about, I think it's good to weigh the risks and understand exactly what will happen if you fail, and if you're willing to take that risk. There is a difference between doing something dangerous in which the risk might involve hurting yourself, or trying something new in which your only risk is feeling bad after you don't succeed.

You will miss out on a lot of fun opportunities if you decide not to do anything out of fear of failure. But what might build your confidence up is deciding to do something or your own pleasure. If you liked to write, for example, you could continue to submit things to publishers, but keep in mind that you are doing it also for your own pleasure, and that you could still be happy with the outcome of your work even if it didn't get published. Being proud of your own accomplishments without external rewards can soften the pain of not getting your desired outcome.

Remember that you are not a failure because you've failed at something. Everyone has failed at plenty of things but you probably don't realize it because people mainly talk about their accomplishments instead.

It' s better to have tried and failed than not having tried at all . So what if you made a mistake ? You' re not going to regret it for long , especially if it is not a grievous mistake that made a big difference in your life . Realize that people who never take a chance never get ahead . And he who never made a mistake , never made a discovery . Mistakes can also be our teachers because we learn from them . Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement . Some goals are so worthy , it' s GLORIOUS even to fail so why would you feel regret over something which you did and made you a better and wiser person as a result ? You see , if your life is free of failures , you're not taking enough risks . It' s better to do something and regret it afterwards if you made a mistake . At least , you' ve learned a lesson . Anyway , you won' t regret it so much unless you dwell on it and rehearse it frequently in your mind . Usually , people just try to move on and don' t feel remorse for their blunders for long because they tend to even consider what they did wrong as a learning experience and they are the BETTER for it , NOT BITTER . The reason why we do something is because the rewards are what we work for . You ought to realize that the hardest thing to do is to do nothing . Never mind if you failed because you know for a fact that failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently . Thus , it behooves you to not worry about failure . Instead , worry about the chances you miss when you don' t even try . Failure is the foundation of success , and the means by which it is attained . ( If one plan does not work , change the plan but never the goal ) . What you did not do and regret afterwards will forever haunt your mind and cause you to lose your peace of mind . In a nutshell , it' s really better to regret something you did , than to regret what you did not do . This adage has been proven to be correct and therefore contains much truth and wisdom in it . In most cases , the feeling of qualms or compunction following something wrong you did is just a momentary mental reservation that you can easily overcome , any way . And the greatest mistake one can make is to be afraid of making one . Having made a mistake , you now know better . Next time , you already know what to do and NOT TO DO . Suffer a loss , learn a LESSON .

No, it's always better to try and fail than to not try and always wonder. When you fail, you gain wisdom and experience and realise that failing isn't really a big deal.

Think about this: Say you want something and fail 15 times trying to get it. For example, trying to get a date. Then number 16, you get the girl, and end up marrying her. Were those 15 times of failure worth it. I mean, wouldn't even 100 failures be worth that?

Life is a numbers game. The more you want, the harder you must try. Just accept that the best things in life require lots of failure before you succeed.

I agree with that phrase too much for it to be good for me.

"If it's good it's wonderful. If it's bad it's experience" forgot who said this.

I live by that phrase. I deliberately make mistakes. Want to be a writer, have been detached from feelings for so long and it doesn't help in writing about other people's feelings. I totally regret my mistakes afterwards because of course they haunt me although they were experiments. I guess I literally asked for that but I agree with the quote you wrote down.

At least you know your mistakes. You won't repeat, and when you finally succeed it'd be oh, SO sweet.

I try, even though I might fail. If you never try, you're never going to live the life you want. At least if you try, there's a small chance you might succeed, but if you never take a leap of faith, you will NEVER succeed at anything because you've never given yourself the chance to try.

Hmm, I agree with that sometimes. Other times, you just gotta use your common sense, you know? Like, obviously I would rather not commit murder...

Hmm, one of my principles: Short term pain, long term gain.