Success & failure

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

– Often attributed to Albert Einstein

What does it mean?

Mistakes are a sign that you are trying new things. If you never make any, you are probably playing it too safe.

Who said it?

Albert Einstein: German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955).

These exact words are widely credited to Albert Einstein, but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.

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