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What does it mean?
Beauty and truth exist in universal harmony and mind; individuals approach them through mistakes and experience.
In plain terms
Beauty and truth are universal; we learn through mistakes.
What can you take from it?
Errors help us understand universal truths.

Where it applies

  • art
  • philosophy
  • personal growth

Putting it to work

  • learn from errors
  • seek universal harmony

Questions to consider

  • What did a mistake teach you?
  • How do you find truth?

Another view

Not all mistakes lead to truth.

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