“Error doesn't define its own value and must not turn into a condemnation, but into an occasion to understand what to correct.”

—  Prevale

Original: L'errore non definisce il proprio valore e non deve trasformarsi in una condanna, ma in un'occasione per capire cosa correggere.
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