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Thou shalt know by experience how salt the savor is of other's
bread, and how sad a path it read more
Thou shalt know by experience how salt the savor is of other's
bread, and how sad a path it is to climb and descend another's
stairs.
[It., Tu proverai si come sa di sale
Lo pane altrui, e com e duro calle
Lo scendere e'l salir per l'altrui scale.]
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
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.
The distance is great from the firm belief to the realization from concrete experience.rn
The distance is great from the firm belief to the realization from concrete experience.rn
Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.
Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.
The only source of knowledge is experience
The only source of knowledge is experience
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.