MichaelGR comments on Rationality Quotes May 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelGR 03 May 2012 05:32:32PM 17 points [-]

“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.”

― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

Comment author: Ezekiel 04 May 2012 10:35:28PM 9 points [-]

The real sharp ones also learn from the mistakes of others.

Comment author: fortyeridania 05 May 2012 12:07:24PM 2 points [-]

Are you correcting the accuracy of the quotation, or commenting?

Comment author: Ezekiel 05 May 2012 05:55:35PM 1 point [-]

Commenting.

Comment author: wadavis 22 May 2013 03:44:32PM 3 points [-]

Others rarely collect enough data when making mistakes. Sometimes you need to go make the mistake yourself.

Comment author: Document 27 January 2013 08:41:28PM 0 points [-]

I'm not going to search for it, but I recall having heard that saying well before 2006.