"Every failure is a step to success."

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Source : William Whewell (1852). “Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy in England”, p.101, London : J.W. Parker ; Cambridge : J. Deighton

William Whewell

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“All I do is write their names on the lineup card and let them play. Itâ€™s not a tough job. I havenâ€™t misspelled one name yet.”
“There is lace in every living thing: the bare branches of winter, the patterns of clouds, the surface of water as it ripples in the breeze.... Even a wild dog's matted fur shows a lacy pattern if you look at it closely enough.”

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