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 | Church of England sunday school institute - 1862 - 942 sider
...England — such a volley of resounding barks that echoed again ! 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. Misfortune is next door to stupidity.... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 368 sider
...Those difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience. We learn wisdom from failure more than from success: we often discover what mil do, by finding out what will not do ; and he who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1861 - 448 sider
...better than most of those who have succeeded at the first trial." 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. Home Tooke used to say of his studies... | |
 | REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1866 - 724 sider
...(Го be continued.) WISDOM LEABNT ГВОМ PAILUEE. WE learn wisdom from failure much more than /rom 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. It was the failure in the attempt to... | |
 | 1872 - 778 sider
...instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience. We learn wisdom from failure, more than from our success ; we often discover what will do, by finding...who never made a mistake, never made a discovery. Home Tooke used to say of his studies in intellectual philosophy, that he had become all the better... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 448 sider
...better than most of those who have succeeded at the first trial." 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. It was the failure in the attempt to make... | |
 | 1877 - 532 sider
...instructors, as our mistake* often form our best experience. We learn wisdom from failure, more than from our success; we often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; ana lie who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Home Tooke used to say of his studies in intellectual... | |
 | My birthday book - 1880 - 142 sider
...did not care. Finally, Charlie read out of one of papa's books : " 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." And then closing it, continued: " I... | |
 | 1892 - 812 sider
...Those difficulties are, however, onr best instructors, as onr mistakes often form our best experience. We learn wisdom from failure more than from success...he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Home Tooke used to say of his studies in intellectual philosophy, that he had become all the better... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - 1894 - 604 sider
...commit a mistake, but none but a fool will continue in it. — Cicero. We leam 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. Home Tooke used to say of his studies... | |
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