The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
AE Albert EinsteinPhysicist · 1879–1955What this quote means
Mistakes are the cost of trying. Anyone who never errs has simply never risked attempting anything genuinely new.
Context
Theoretical physicist whose reflections on curiosity, imagination, and wonder are quoted far beyond science.
This line is among the quotes by Albert Einstein that readers return to on wisdom — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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