Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.

Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

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

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

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.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. read more

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

Don't let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the read more

Don't let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the last ten years, I would suggest that's long enough!

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.