We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.
A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers.
He will therefore have to use what knowledge he can achieve, not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment, in the manner in which the gardener does this for his plants.
It may seem harsh, but it is probably in the interest of all that under a free system those with full earning capacity should often be rapidly cured of a temporary and not dangerous disablement at the expense of some neglect of the aged and mortally ill.
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I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being - forgive me - rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.
It's just that... I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is.
Once you have accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
You can never make the same mistake twice. Because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choise.
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
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If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.
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