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A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Experience is always sowing the seed of one thing after another.
[Lat., Semper enim ex aliis alia proseminat usus.]
Experience is always sowing the seed of one thing after another.
[Lat., Semper enim ex aliis alia proseminat usus.]
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.
There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.
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.
You can't step twice into the same river.
You can't step twice into the same river.
