A man learns more from his mistakes than from his successes.
— Ovid Ancient

Metamorphoses

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Context

Ascribed, common proverb

Date / Period

Uncertain

Category

Humorous

Source

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ovid

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Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

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