Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

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.

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

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

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high."

"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high."

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than read more

One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune