There's no substitute for experience

There's no substitute for experience

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

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.