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.

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

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.

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 know read more

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.

There's no substitute for experience

There's no substitute for experience

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

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.