You can be discouraged by failure--or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far side.

The quotation frames failure as a fork in the road: it can either diminish a person through discouragement or become raw material for learning. By urging the listener to “go ahead and make mistakes,” it rejects perfectionism and treats experimentation as the practical route to mastery. The final image—success lying “on the far side” of mistakes—suggests that setbacks are not detours but a necessary passage. In a business and innovation context often associated with Thomas J. Watson Sr., the sentiment aligns with iterative improvement: progress comes from trying, erring, and adapting rather than avoiding risk.