Quotation by

Salvador Dali

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.

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Salvador Dali suggests that mistakes hold a special, valuable quality and should not be simply fixed or erased. Instead, we should carefully think about and accept them, which then allows us to transform those mistakes into something meaningful or higher.

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