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.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

As experience widens, one begins to see how much upon a level all human things are.Ê.

As experience widens, one begins to see how much upon a level all human things are.Ê.

Deep experience is never peaceful.

Deep experience is never peaceful.

Experience, next, to thee I owe,
Best guide; not following thee, I had remain'd
In ignorance; thou read more

Experience, next, to thee I owe,
Best guide; not following thee, I had remain'd
In ignorance; thou open'st wisdom's way,
And giv'st access, though secret she retire.

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.