Tom Burns of The Good Man Project wrote in “25 Things I Think Every Dad Should Teach His Kids” on February 20, 2013 for The Huffington Post:
“1. Winning is fun, but it teaches you nothing. Failure is the best teacher in the world. Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.”
The advice borrows from the old saying that one learns more from one’s failures. “Winning is a trophy, failing is an education” has been frequently cited.
The Huffington Post
25 Things I Think Every Dad Should Teach His Kids
Written by Tom Burns for The Good Men Project
Posted: 02/20/2013 1:33 pm EST Updated: 06/09/2014 10:59 am EDT
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1. Winning is fun, but it teaches you nothing. Failure is the best teacher in the world. Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.
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“Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.”...Tom Burns, The Good Men Project
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10 Lessons We Learned from Dad
on June 11, 2013 in SpaG Blog
1. Winning is fun, but it teaches you nothing. Failure is the best teacher in the world. Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.
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99. “Winning is fun, but it teaches you nothing. Failure is the best teacher in the world. Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.” – Unknown
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99. “Winning is fun, but it teaches you nothing. Failure is the best teacher in the world. Winning is a trophy, failing is an education.” – Unknown
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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