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Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.
Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.
We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.
We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
