Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Admitting personal faults is psychologically difficult and painful for many people.
- In plain terms
- It hurts to acknowledge your own mistakes.
- What can you take from it?
- Facing your errors is hard but necessary.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What error are you avoiding admitting?
- How does admitting mistakes help you grow?
Another view
Sometimes external factors contribute to errors beyond personal control.
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