What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
I am the author of my life. Unfortunately I'm writing in pen and I can't erase any of my mistakes.
I am the author of my life. Unfortunately I'm writing in pen and I can't erase any of my mistakes.
Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears. A new day is here.
Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears. A new day is here.
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.
Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by read more
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.
I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people read more
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race
It only takes few seconds for us to hurt someone, but sometimes it takes years to repair the damage.
It only takes few seconds for us to hurt someone, but sometimes it takes years to repair the damage.
