Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before.
The stones that critics hurl with harsh intent, a man may use to build his monument.
Until the Donkey tried to clear The Fence, he thought himself a Deer.
Of all cold words of tongue or pen, the worst are these: "I knew him when -
The Cat on your hearthstone to this day presages, By solemnly sneezing, the coming of rain!
God, give me hills to climb, And strength for climbing!