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We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or read more
We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters.
Experience, next, to thee I owe,
Best guide; not following thee, I had remain'd
In ignorance; thou read more
Experience, next, to thee I owe,
Best guide; not following thee, I had remain'd
In ignorance; thou open'st wisdom's way,
And giv'st access, though secret she retire.
There's no substitute for experience
There's no substitute for experience
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
[Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam
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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
[Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam
experimenta.]
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
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.
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.
An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.
