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    When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

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Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Experience Quotes,
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Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

by Anon. Found in: Experience Quotes,
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It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. read more

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.

by Bette Davis Found in: Experience Quotes,
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Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience read more

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.

by Dr Thomas Dooley Found in: Experience Quotes,
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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.

by John Milton Found in: Experience Quotes,
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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.

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Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

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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.

by Randolph Bourne Found in: Experience Quotes,
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The march of intellect.

The march of intellect.

by Robert Southey Found in: Intellect Quotes,
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