Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men read more

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

Sin bravely...We will never have all the facts to make a perfect judgement, but with the aid of basic experience read more

Sin bravely...We will never have all the facts to make a perfect judgement, but with the aid of basic experience we must leap bravely into the future.

Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience.

It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience.

Experience join'd with common sense,
To mortals is a providence.

Experience join'd with common sense,
To mortals is a providence.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. read more

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Education is when you read the find print; experience is what you
get when you don't.

Education is when you read the find print; experience is what you
get when you don't.

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at read more

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.