Tark õpib teiste vigadest, rumal ei enda omadestki.
“The wise learn from others' mistakes; the fool does not even learn from his own.”
True wisdom is being able to learn a lesson without having to suffer it yourself.
— Traditional Estonia Wisdom, Estonia
Source: Traditional Estonian proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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