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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
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!
Behold, we live through all things,--famine, thirst,
Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery,
All woe and sorrow; read more
Behold, we live through all things,--famine, thirst,
Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery,
All woe and sorrow; life inflicts its worst
On soul and body,--but we cannot die,
Though we be sick, and tired, and faint, and worn,--
Lo, all things can be borne!
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.
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.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
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.
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.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.