我々はしばしば、どうしてうまく行かないのかを見出すことで、どうすればうまく行くのかを発見する。おそらく、失敗経験のない人は、そのような発見をしたこともないだろう。 - サミュエル・スマイルズ (1812 - 1904): 『自助論［西国立志篇］』第11章
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We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. - Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): Self-Help ch.11
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![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: A miss is as good as a mile. [An inch of a miss is as good [bad] as a mile of a miss. / An inch in missing is as bad as a mile. / An inch is good as a mile if it's a miss.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/business-163860_640-100x66.jpg)
