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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes: Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
         

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.


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This page presents the quote "Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.". Author of this quote is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This quote is about time, may, sometimes, learning, errors, mistake,.