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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.
His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.
A flatterer is a secret enemy
A flatterer is a secret enemy
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we read more
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
