If he did not succeed, he at least failed in a glorious undertaking.
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do.
It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art.
Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.
Love is a naked child: do you think he has pockets for money?