Which is worse: failing or never trying?

Never trying is worser. Dont risk and dont drink champaign.

In my opinion, never trying takes the cake. But, I always want to try and succeed. Because if I make a mistake in the line of work that I plan on going into, here come the second Chernobyl.

err never trying of course... never trying just stops you as who you are not knowing anything but yourself and whatever junk that anyone else can find out on their own. Trying something new, meeting a girl, taking opportunities and etc with enough logical reasoning is how life is. Waiting around in our comfort zone won't do anything, been there done that not going back.

I have been in said situation. It is better to give it a try then doing nothing at all.

My perspective: To accept death as an equal aspect of life, one changes perspectives. Do you die standing up, or begging on your knees not to die.

My Point? Never trying is the worse option. "Nothing is true, everything is permitted".

I must agree, I believe that never trying is a guarantee of ones failure, no matter the circumstances, there is no personal growth. But the courage we exhibit when confronting something, though it may yet end in failure, is a true testament to our abilities to stand back up, and become stronger because of it.

Just look up Thomas Alva Edison's quotes.. Here's one that directly answers your question:""I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." You only fail when give up.
@Doomextreme OMG Assasin's Creed all the way brah.

It completely depends on the situation. There is always a cost to a failure, whether it be time, money, and/or health.

For example:
If you're not knowledgeable about business and you spend $10,000 to start a business, it will probably fail and it would have been better to have not started a business. If you're not good at building stuff and you spend a month building a shed, it will probably collapse and it would have been better to not have built the shed. If you're not very good at skateboard tricks and you... etc

My point is that you have to consider what the probability of failure (or success if you're an optimist) is, and consider what you would lose if you fail. in such a case, it would be better to do whatever possible to decrease the probability of failure, until you're willing to risk whatever you're attempting

I'll admit that usually you have very little to lose, and it's just cowardly to not try, such as tasting new food, asking a girl out, or trying something new.

to me, the worst thing you can do is not learn from the fails of other people

Never trying is worse.
People try and don't make things often, but I don't think failure is something to be ashamed of. I think people will respect trying as long as you put in good effort.

This is an easy one: Never trying is worse. Always try, no regrets.

If no one tried anything, how would we advance as a species? If our ancestors never tried anything we'd still be in caves or not here at all.

Of course never trying, beacuse at least if you fail you know that in you attemped, but if you never tried you'll have the regrets.

It's almost always the worst decision not to try at all, however it never hurts to assess the situation you are in before you try to do something.