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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.

Every failure teaches a man something. For example, that he will probably fall again next time.

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American writer and journalist [Henry Lewis Mencken]
A Little Book in C Major, ch. 2, § 24 (1916)

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A Little Book in C Major, ch. 2, § 24 (1916) - Mencken, H. L. | WIST Quotations

Every failure teaches a man something. For example, that he will probably fall again next time. Variants: EXPERIENCE. A series of failures. Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again next time. A Book of...

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