Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author

(Spurious)

Widely attributed to Churchill, but not found in his writings or contemporary reports of his speech. It's also attributed to Abraham Lincoln, with similar lack of provenance.

Variants:

• "Success is the ability to move from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm."
• "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."
• "To succeed is to fail repeatedly, but without losing enthusiasm."

More information about this quotation:

• Success Is Going from Failure to Failure Without Losing Your Enthusiasm – Quote Investigator®
• Quotes Falsely Attributed to Winston Churchill - International Churchill Society