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Samuel Smiles

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

Failure

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The quotation highlights that understanding and insight come more from recognizing mistakes than from simply achieving success. It suggests that making errors is essential for uncovering new knowledge, and without mistakes, one is unlikely to find anything truly new.

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