This quenched my hope

The work of art, I decided, was the final product of human activity, and the final justification for all the misery, the endless toil and the frustrated strivings of humanity

Children exhibit a low tolerance for the frustrations of learning

Our plan failed because of the shortage of funds

Don't get discouraged if you should fail

My heart failed me

The defeat didn't dampen his spirits

I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle

"You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!

His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures

My resolution dissolved at the last moment