To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been.

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been.

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

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

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience read more

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.