Every man Quote by Thomas Wolfe
““For he had learned some of the things that every man must find out for himself, and he had found out about them as one has to find out --through error and through trial, through fantasy and illusion, through falsehood and his own damn foolishness, through being mistaken and wrong and an idiot and egotistical and aspiring and hopeful and believing and confused.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe, 1957
Learning comes through personal experience, mistakes, imagination, and hope, revealing truth over time.
In simple terms: We learn by trial, error, and imagination.
Embrace mistakes as teachers.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- career decisions
- creative projects
- relationship building
- skill acquisition
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What lessons have you learned from failure?
- How does imagination shape your understanding?
Overreliance on trial can lead to repeated errors without reflection.