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It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths
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"It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths"

- Jean Rostand

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This quote by Jean Rostand suggests that in some cases it is advantageous for a mistake to be made in order to accentuate realities that might have otherwise gone unnoticed. This might be analyzed in a few different ways. To start with, it might be seen as a reminder to not be too simple when it concerns our accomplishments. If we are too modest, our successes might go unnoticed and unappreciated. Secondly, it might be seen as a suggestion to not be too fast to evaluate someone for making a mistake. It is possible that the mistake was made in order to accentuate something that was formerly ignored. Finally, it might be seen as a suggestion to not be too fast to dismiss something as a mistake. It is possible that the mistake was made in order to accentuate something that was formerly ignored. In any case, this quote works as a suggestion to be open up to the possibility that mistakes can be helpful in some cases.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Jean Rostand between October 30, 1894 and September 4, 1977. He/she was a famous Scientist from France. The author also have 44 other quotes.

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