Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

A sadder and a wiser man, He rose the morrow morn.

A sadder and a wiser man, He rose the morrow morn.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards

Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]

Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]

Don't let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the read more

Don't let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the last ten years, I would suggest that's long enough!