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Quote by Samuel Smiles
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often

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. – Samuel Smiles

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Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. – Samuel Smiles

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Its not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail. – Jimmy Carter

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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. – Elbert Hubbard

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