Did Bruce Lee Say Something About Glorious Failure?
Did Bruce Lee say something about glorious failure? Introduction Recently I came across a social media post that claimed to quote Bruce Lee. The presumed quote was: "Don't fear failure. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail." This seemed suspicious, so I decided to investigate. The Sources Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living ; Bruce Lee and John Little, 2000 I checked the Bruce Lee Library and other sources and found something like it in Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living , which is volume 7 in Tuttle's Bruce Lee Library. "Don't fear failure. -Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail." The italicized portion means that the editor, John Little, created that sentence. The "In great attempts" sentence matches the second sentence in the presumed quote. So, did Bruce Lee invent it, or did he copy it? The Search An easy Google Books search revea