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Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
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- Brandon Mull
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- Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Brandon Mull: documented activity in 2006. Wikidata Q2743275, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2743275 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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