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One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at read more
A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death
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.
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men read more
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise