Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

To show the world what long experience gains,
Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
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To show the world what long experience gains,
Requires not courage, though it calls for pains;
But at life's outset to inform mankind
Is a bold effort of a valiant mind.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

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

Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]

Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]

Experience is no more transferable in morals than in art.

Experience is no more transferable in morals than in art.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience read more

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.

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