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“Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.”

Mistake Society Garden Complexity

Book:The Garden That I Love

Source: The Garden That I Love

“Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.”

Men Religion Strong Mistake Magic Society Weak Medicine Medical Glitter Scientism Weak Man Medical Science Medical Doctor

Author:Thomas Szasz

“We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.”

Source: A Philosophical Dictionary: From the French

“We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society - not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State.”

Want Mean States Choices Politics Mistake Compassion Moral Society Responsible Generous Making Mistakes Compassionate Iron Lady Moral Society

Author:Margaret Thatcher

“The measure of a man cannot be whether he ever makes mistakes, because he will make mistakes. It's what he does in response to his mistakes. The same is true of companies. We have to apologize, we have to fix the problem, and we have to learn from our mistakes.”

Men Doe Problem Community Mistake Company Society Response Making Mistakes Apologizing Measure Of A Man Learning From Our Mistakes

Author:Wil Shipley

“The population suffers from a fear of change, for their conditioning assumes a static identity, and challenging ones belief system, usually results in insult and apprehension, for being wrong is erroneously associated with failure. When in fact, to be proven wrong should be a celebrated, for it is elevating someone to a new level of understanding.”

“Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.”

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Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“Self-recognition is necessary to know one's road, but, knowing the road, the price of the mistakes and perils is worth paying. The following of that road will be all the discipline one needs. Discipline does not mean being molded by outside forces, but sticking to one's road against the forces that would deflect or bury the soul. People speak of finding one”

People Knows Needs Mean Doe Soul Self Speak Force Mistake Knowing Society Discipline Findings Following Recognition Peril Bourne Self Recognition

Book:The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918

Source: The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918