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Fail, Failure A man never fails among his own people. (Irish) A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch can’t be saved.

(Indian) Failure is the source of success. (Japanese) Failure teaches more than success. (Russian)

He that never fails never grows rich. (Italian) If anything can go wrong, it will (American; Murphy’s law). It is more shameful not to try than to have tried and failed. (Spanish) The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with

failure. (Chinese) The one who feared he would fail sat still. (Roman) The same failings attach not to all. (Roman)

Fair (adjective) All that’s fair must fade. (Italian) Fair things are soon snatched away. (French) Fair without, foul within. (French)

Fair (noun) Three women, three geese, and three frogs make a fair. (German)

Fair, Fairness A fair exchange brings no quarrel. (Danish) A fair exchange is no robbery. (Danish) Fair play’s a jewel. (Dutch) Give and take is fair play. (Dutch)

Faith, Faithful Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body.