Making mistakes is human ... repeating 'em is too.
Interpretation
Mistakes are a natural part of being human, but failing to learn from them is a common flaw.
This quote highlights the importance of recognizing that making mistakes is an inherent part of the human experience. It suggests that while everyone makes errors, true wisdom lies in the ability to reflect on those mistakes and avoid repeating them. The essence of learning is understanding our missteps and striving to grow from them.
In practice
In a team meeting about project failures, you could say, 'Remember, making mistakes is human... repeating 'em is too.'
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality.
Do not try to explain feelings. Live everything intensely and treasure what you feel as a gift from God.
We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences. They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor.... Millions will always remain poor.
Follow your passion, weβre often told. But how do you find your passion? Let me put it another way: what is it that breaks your heart about the world? Itβs there that you begin to find what moves you. If you want to find your passion, surrender to your heartbreak. Your heartbreak points towards a truer north β and itβs the difficult journey towards it that is, in the truest sense, no mere passing idyllic infatuation, but enduring, tempestuous passion.
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