To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

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"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."

- Plutarch

Belief

"For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth."

- Plutarch

Inspiration

"Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks."

- Plutarch

Creativity

"A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service."

- Plutarch

Responsibility

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

- Plutarch

Empowerment

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"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

- Helen Hayes

Learning

"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Learning

"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."

- Dorothy West

Learning

"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."

- Vince Gironda

Learning

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."

- Vincent van Gogh

Learning