I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Thou shalt know by experience how salt the savor is of other's
bread, and how sad a path it read more

Thou shalt know by experience how salt the savor is of other's
bread, and how sad a path it is to climb and descend another's
stairs.
[It., Tu proverai si come sa di sale
Lo pane altrui, e com e duro calle
Lo scendere e'l salir per l'altrui scale.]

The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least read more

The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least all such as could be said
To be the most remote from common use,
In all these he was much and deeply read.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.