Man Earns Wisdom by Owning Past Mistakes
A reflective aphorism notes that a man should not be ashamed to admit past wrongs as they reveal growth. The saying emphasizes learning from errors and becoming wiser with each day.
12 Dec 1865
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1865
Page
1
A reflective aphorism notes that a man should not be ashamed to admit past wrongs as they reveal growth. The saying emphasizes learning from errors and becoming wiser with each day.
The piece warns against trusting fashionable men who idle on hotel steps and advocate religious doubt. It praises diligent laborers like a day’s carpenter. It notes Sunday as a long day indicating religious deficiency and cautions women against irreverent men regardless of talent or appearance.
The text extols Sabbath keeping as the measure of a community’s virtue and stability. It praises towns that honor rest, worship, and Bible duties as most respectable, citing families and individuals who observe the sacred day as anchors of justice and liberty. A parable about a nautical “son of Neptune” quip shows parish humor on marital harmony and propriety.
A fragmented excerpt recounts Dante seizing and tossing a smiths tools after the man sang verses not from his writings. The smith responds that Dante spoils his trade, while Dante retorts that the songs violate his book. The tale ends with the smith retreating to work.
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