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Quote by James Joyce
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
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The quote draws a sharp distinction between accidental mistakes and chosen errors. It presents a person of genius as someone who deliberately tests ideas, even when the result is wrong. Those errors become “portals of discovery” because examining what failed can open a path to something new. The point is that purposeful risk and learning from failure can lead to insight.
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