The Turning Point: Confucius on Why a Mistake is Only a Mistake If You Refuse to Mend It

Confucius said: “To have a fault and not correct it—that is the true fault.”

To have faults and not to reform them – this, indeed, should be pronounced having faults.

过而不改,是谓过矣。

Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 30

Author: Confucius

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