We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
- Topic: Courage, Mistakes
- Location: Hawaii, Maui
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristics in men.
Here must all distrust be left behind; all cowardice must be ended.
Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even dearth is one of the things that Nature wills.
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible. The kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
In school, you are given the lesson first. One the street, you're given the mistake first and then it's up to you to find the lesson, if you ever find it.
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows he knows his course is wrong and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.
You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.
