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There are no lessons in winning, but a thousand in losing.
— Master Fung · Xiaolin Showdown
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An editorial interpretation.
Losing is given the educational value that winning is denied. The exaggerated difference in numbers shifts attention away from the satisfaction of success toward what failure may reveal. The saying asks the listener to consider defeat as a source of learning rather than only a disappointing outcome.
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