A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.

A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.

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.

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

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.

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.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of read more

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high."

"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high."

We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or read more

We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters.

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.

There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.