Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure often provides deeper lessons and wisdom than success does.
- In plain terms
- Good people learn more from failing than from succeeding.
- What can you take from it?
- Learn from your failures to gain wisdom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did a failure teach you?
- Do you value success too much?
Another view
Success can also provide valuable feedback and lessons.
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