Falling down doesn't make you a failure; Staying down, however, does.
Golden Rules of EVE
1. Trust no one (There is no "right" or "wrong". Only profits of various kinds) 2. Read the pop up messages before clicking OK 3. Fly only what you can afford to lose!! (you will lose ships) 4. Insurance, buy it! (See Rule3) 5. Get and keep a clone upgraded. 6. Eve is about Risk Vs. Reward. Think about that with every action. (See Rule3) 7. Avoid Lowsec Space (0.1-0.4). Stay in 0.5-1.0 or move to 0.0 (See Rule6) 8. Being in Empire Space (0.5-1.0) does not mean you are safe. 9. If you lose stuff, it's ALMOST ALWAYS YOUR FAULT
A bullet may have someone's name on it, but 10 pounds of C4 is more ,"To whom it may concern"