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Idleness is the beginning of all vices.
Idleness is the beginning of all vices.
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
[Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam
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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
[Lat., Nam in omnibus fere minus valent praecepta quam
experimenta.]
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]
Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.
Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.