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A burnt child dreads the fire.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and read more
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
 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. 
 To show the world what long experience gains,
 Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
  But read more 
 To show the world what long experience gains,
 Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
  But at life's outset to inform mankind
   Is a bold effort of a valiant mind. 
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!
Who heeds not experience, trust him not.
Who heeds not experience, trust him not.
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 one thing you can't get for nothing.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.