Examples of failed heroes: Xiang Yu was defeated in Gaixia, but his father and fellow villagers were missing and he committed suicide in Wujiang. Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty would rather die than surrender to fight against the Jin soldiers. The reform movement of the Six Gentlemen of 1898 in the Qing Dynasty failed, and their righteousness was overwhelming. Famous quote: "Failure is the last test of perseverance.

- Bismarck" "I don't want to be among the best, but I want to be unparalleled - de Gaulle" "When failure is inevitable, failure is also great.

——Whitman