Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns ... - Dewey, John

This quote is attributed to Dewey, John.

"Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much when his conjecture is wrong as when it is right."

Dewey, John Perseverance

Philosopher-Educator American 1859–1952

More from Dewey, John

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."

"The capacity to think clearly and deeply is more important than the information we possess."

"Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."