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A burnt child dreads the fire.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.
What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
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.
Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?
Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?
Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.
Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.
Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
