I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

Who heeds not experience, trust him not.

Who heeds not experience, trust him not.

We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.

We can teach from our experience, but we cannot teach experience.

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.

In her experience all her friends relied,
Heaven was her help and nature was her guide.

In her experience all her friends relied,
Heaven was her help and nature was her guide.

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.