(August 6, 2019 at 9:47 am)Rhondazvous Wrote:(August 5, 2019 at 6:44 pm)Alan V Wrote: If you want material advantages, a success is a success. You can learn by becoming a success and maintaining your success.
Although we may learn more from failures, sometimes we just learn how to fail rather than how to succeed.
On the other hand, I do know successful people who confuse their expertise with knowledge of other areas. They can become arrogant and fail to listen to people who have other kinds of expertise.
So I think the saying points out an important observation, but it's too much of an over-statement. It comes close to rationalizing failures.
IOW, would you say the all inclusive language of the quote takes it beyond the realm of truth? Perhaps it's tangential to truth?
I see pluses and minuses everywhere. The author of the quote was pointing out the possible downside to success, but I do think he should rephrase it for accuracy.
