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There is no surprise when there is no expectation

Getting upset with failure is a waste of time. You can't be surprised if you don't expect success every time. Being surprised with an unexpected outcome delays the focus on dealing with it. Being prepared could be easy as not expecting a certain outcome. Our efforts can be towards our desired goals. But we should be able to just deal with whatever the outcome to our efforts maybe. 

Everybody is entitled to a wrong opinion

I don't mean everyone should have a wrong opinion. I mean everybody will have a wrong opinion. The sooner everyone realises that, the sooner the wrong can be corrected. Just because everyone can have an opinion, it doesn't make those opinion right. An opinion can be wrong just as much as it can be right. Changing an opinion is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom and the ability to learn. 

Wisdom is the ability to tell the difference between caution and doubt

We are always told to be cautious but at the same time told have no dobt in ourselves, to be confident in our decisions.. we are told not second-guess ourselves but Be Careful when we cross the Road. Doubt and caution are not the same sign over coin but rather the edges of it. The trick is to figure out whether this edge is at the top or bottom of the coin when the coin is stood up. It looks the same but our experience and knowledge will tell the difference. The real problem is when people don't want to know the difference