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प्रश्न
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
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उत्तर
- Reference: These lines are from the poem “A Father to his Son” written by Carl August Sandburg.
- Context and Explanation: The poet says these words while hinting at the possibilities of failures in the pursuit of knowledge. People may mock a beginner as a fool. He should not feel ashamed of being called a fool. He must continue the pursuit of knowledge doggedly to achieve success.
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