Do you have a fear of mistakes? Congratulations. You are human. Unfortunately, according to Elbert Hubbard, making mistakes is not the real problem. Spending your life terrified of making one is where the wheels really start wobbling.
The American writer, publisher, and professional dispenser of quotable wisdom warned, “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
It is a useful reminder that caution is good, paralysis is not, and sometimes the person who never makes a mistake is simply the person who never does anything. Which is technically safe, but so is a paperweight.
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