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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 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.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Experience Quotes,
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Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.

Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.

by Josh Billings Found in: Experience Quotes,
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A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

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Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

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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.

by Helen Keller Found in: Experience Quotes,
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The hand that follows intellect can achieve.

The hand that follows intellect can achieve.

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'Tis good-will makes intelligence.

'Tis good-will makes intelligence.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Intellect Quotes,
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If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Experience Quotes,
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