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Elizabeth Gilbert

I don't think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.

Elizabeth Gilbert

Wisdom

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True understanding comes only after personally experiencing the consequences of your own errors. Wisdom is gained through the direct impact those mistakes have on your real life, not just from hearing about them or observing others.

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