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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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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