Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) Catholic bishop and television presenter
Source: The Armor of God (1943), Ch. 1, p. 4
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
Variant: A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
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