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Samuel Smiles

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

Samuel Smiles

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Samuel Smiles is saying that people usually achieve success not by building on their wins, but by learning from their mistakes. He believes that failing teaches lessons more effectively than formal teaching or guidance ever could.

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