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Quote by Charles Kettering
We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace

We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail intelligently, for failing is one of the greatest arts in the world. – Charles Kettering

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