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Quote by Carl Sandburg
Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdo

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. – Carl Sandburg

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I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard work as because of the amount of time I knew it would take, hours spent in a field where I was not a natural. – Carl Sandburg

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The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. – Carl Sandburg

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One must spend time in gathering knowledge to give it out richly. – Edward C. Steadman

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Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. – Francis Hutcheson

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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. – Aristophanes

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A mistake is simply another way of doing things. – Katharine Graham

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