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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
All life is an experiment.
All life is an experiment.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
Life must be understood backwards. But it must be lived forward.
The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which read more
The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much read more
What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.