Maya AngelouI did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better. This is a simple statement of the fact that some of our best decisions come later in life. We learn more about ourselves and the world around us through our mistakes than we do through our successes.
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