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Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.
Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.
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.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but read more
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.
An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.
Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair.
Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair.
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.