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    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.

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

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

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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.

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One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than read more

One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune

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They say that the more a person learns, the more they find there is to learn. Therefore the smarter you read more

They say that the more a person learns, the more they find there is to learn. Therefore the smarter you think you are, the dumber you really are.

by Chris Hamono Found in: Intellect Quotes,
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Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

Experience is something you get too late to do anything about the mistakes you made while getting it.

by Anon. Found in: Experience Quotes,
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It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. read more

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.

by Bette Davis Found in: Experience Quotes,
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Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Experience Quotes,
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

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Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.

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