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.

Tis a lesson you should heed. Try, try, try again. If at first you don't succeed, Try, try, try again. William Edward Hickson
There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. Francis Bacon
The best angle from which to approach a problem is the Try-angle. unknown
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try. Mrs. Cunningham
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything. W. Clement Stone
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan
My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, You never know what you can accomplish until you try. Michael Jordan
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie
How long should you try? Until. Jim Rohn
I try. I am trying. I was trying. I will try. I shall in the meantime try. I sometimes have tried. I shall still by that time be trying. Diane Glancy
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. David Viscott
Try and fail, but don't fail to try. Stephen Kaggwa
Trying is always enough. Patricia Briggs
The unwillingness to try is worse than any failure. Nikki Giovanni
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Beverly Sills
To try and fail is at least to learn; to fail to try is to suffer the inestimable loss of what might have been. Chester Barnard
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas Alva Edison
Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best. H. Jackson Brown
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander The Great
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. unknown
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need. The Rolling Stones
Success is achieved and maintained by those who TRY, And keep TRYING. Where there is nothing to lose by TRYING, And a great deal to gain if SUCCESSFUL, By all means, TRY. DO IT NOW. W. Clement Stone
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business. T. S. Eliot
If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying. Coleman Hawking
You're never a loser until you quit trying. Mike Ditka
There's doubt in trying. Just do it or stop thinking. Toba Beta
If you never stop trying you'll never give up. If you never give up you'll never stop trying. Rick W Terry
There is nothing to lose by trying. Define new ways of doing things. Never underestimate the power of an action. Lailah Gifty Akita