Cited as a piece of anonymous folk-wisdom from the 1940s onwards. Not attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt until 2001.
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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What It Means
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About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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