My father was born with 6 fingers on his left hand. In his youth, an extra finger was cut off.
I wanted to say that men still have 21 fingers!
"A person learns from mistakes, but only a fool learns from his own" - folk wisdom.
A person must fill bumps on his way to understand whether it is good or bad, but sometimes you need to listen to those who have already passed this path.
If only I had six fingers on one had back at school I might not have been as bad at mathematics as I was as I would have been able to count one number higher!
I must be a fool because I've learned from many of my own mistakes over the course of my life. Some I've only made once and a few a puppet times - Sometimes lessons take a while to settle in I guess.
I certainly contemplate wisdom others have gained, and the lessons they learned, and determine their relevance to my own life. I think it's smart to do so.
Basically, we all learn from our mistakes, not believing in the wisdom of our elders.
but even you cited the statement of Leo Tolstoy! So you have learned the wisdom of your ancestors.
Oh, how many mistakes I have made in my life. Oh, how many times I thought that I would not make a mistake and do the same as they did before me, but they warned us that it was a mistake. 😂
And may the force be with us! 💪
Yes, the force can help...I hope, otherwise I'm in big trouble! Lol.