We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often dis…

Samuel Smiles
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We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. ✨ 1859 Self-Help, ch.11.
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We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. ✨ 1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

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