Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.

Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.

You can't step twice into the same river.

You can't step twice into the same river.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

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.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.

Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

As experience widens, one begins to see how much upon a level all human things are.Ê.

As experience widens, one begins to see how much upon a level all human things are.Ê.