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You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.

You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.

Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern

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Carol Burnett
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Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Carol Burnett, based on documented activity in 1955. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255565 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255565 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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