Cowards vs Valiant

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. 

If you like me, send them while I'm alive.

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

I can shake off everything as I write; 

My sorrows disappear, My courage is reborn.

It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.