There are exceptions to all rules, but it seldom answers to follow the advice of an opponent.

It is unlucky to be stubborn in the face of insurmountable odds

The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.

... dans tout combat entre le fanatisme et le sens commun, ce dernier a rarement le dessus.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

Resist much, obey little.

Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.

Fools are more hard to conquer than persuade.

Indifference to fate which, though it often makes a villain of a man, is the basis of his sublimity when it does not.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.

He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.

You rarely win, but sometimes you do.