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Azah
 
Reply Sun 6 Dec, 2015 11:22 am
That failure will prove to be a success.

Please say what this sentence mean. The meaning of this sentence is awkward to me. How does failure become success?
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Glennn
 
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Reply Sun 6 Dec, 2015 11:26 am
@Azah,
Please provide context.
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McTag
 
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Reply Sun 6 Dec, 2015 12:38 pm
@Azah,

"The stone which the builders rejected shall become the head corner-stone."

Quote:
That failure will prove to be a success.


In other words, some situation which seems to point to failure, will later prove not to be.
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