A failure is a man who has blundered but is not capable of cashing in on the experience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure is defined not by mistakes but by not learning from them.
- In plain terms
- You only fail if you don't learn from your mistakes.
- What can you take from it?
- Learn from blunders to avoid failure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did a mistake help you?
- What defines failure for you?
Another view
Some errors have consequences regardless of learning.
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