It's much easier, after all, to learn mathematics from someone who's made a few mistakes. It's impossible to learn it from someone who always gets it right.

Learn from the mistakes of others-you can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child's finest teachers.

If people are not making mistakes, they are not trying new things. If they are making the same mistake twice, they are not learning new things!

Today, I will remember my school teacher who made me realize that there's always something to be learned in life no matter how old we are :)