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B. F. Skinner

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

B. F. Skinner

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Sometimes doing your best still leads to failure because of the situation you’re in, and that’s not necessarily wrong. The true error happens when you give up instead of continuing to put in effort despite difficulties.

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