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I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest. - John Keats Quotes

I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

Source:Letter to James Augustus Hessey (October 9, 1818); in The Complete Works of John Keats (ed. Gowans & Gray, 1900), Volume IV, Page 171
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  • Profession: Poet
  • Born: October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821
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