Hawthorne and His Mosses - Herman Melville

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It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation. He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great. Failure is the true test of greatness.

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kumagai 3 years, 11 months ago
Wow I must be really great then. I fail all the time at everything.
skelteonsclone 5 years, 1 month ago
Awesome quote

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