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What man would be wise, let him drink of the river
That bears on his bosom the record of read more
What man would be wise, let him drink of the river
That bears on his bosom the record of time;
A message to him every wave can deliver
To teach him to creep till he knows how to climb.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
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.
Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.
Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
Experience join'd with common sense,
To mortals is a providence.
Experience join'd with common sense,
To mortals is a providence.
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience!
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience!
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
