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Otto von BismarckOnly a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

—  Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor

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Oscar WildeExperience is merely the name men give to their mistakes.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Robert FrostThe afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.

—  Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet

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Sacha GuitryOur wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

—  Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French writer

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Mark TwainGood judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Victor FranklLive as if you were living for the second time and as if you had made a lot of mistakes the first time.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

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Samuel JohnsonEvery man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

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Louisa May AlcottI’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.

—  Louisa May Alcott, 1923-1888, American writer

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Terry PratchettWisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

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Joseph CampbellI don’t have to have faith, I have experience.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

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Douglas AdamsA learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.”

—  Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer

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John KeatsNothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.

—  John Keats, 1795-1821, English poet

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George Bernard ShawWe learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Marlen DietrichLove affairs are the real only education in life.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Elbert HubbardExperience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Thomas HobbesFor Prudence, is but Experience; which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.

—  Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher

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Ashleigh BrilliantThe surest way to learn is by doing it,
but often, the lesson is: Don't do it!

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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Lord ChesterfieldCourts and camps are the only places to learn the world in.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Vincent Van GoghYou have to start by experiencing what you want to express.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Immanuel KantExperience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Laurence J PeterExpert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Albert CamusYou cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Elbert HubbardA failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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T. S. EliotEveryone gets the experience. Some get the lesson.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Vincent Van GoghWhen you prove yourself capable of one thing and you understand one subject, you can be sure to understand many more.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Chuck YeagerThe best pilots fly more than the others; that’s why they’re the best.

—  Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot

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ConfuciusBy three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

—  Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher

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Vincent Van GoghIt is a pity that, as we gradually gain experience, we lose our youth.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Joseph RouxExperience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

—  Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet

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Friedrich NietzscheA strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Samuel JohnsonLawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Cesare PaveseWe want Realism's wealth of experience and Symbolism's depth of feeling. All art is a problem of balance between two opposites.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldExperience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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Bill VaughanExperience is something I always think I have until I get more of it.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Marie von Ebner-EschenbachI regret nothing, says arrogance; I will regret nothing, says inexperience.

—  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

—  Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1841-1935, 

Aldοus HuxleyExperience teaches only the teachable.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Terry PratchettComing back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Donald RumsfeldWhatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.

—  Donald Rumsfeld, American politician

Joseph CampbellI don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

Marshall McLuhanIt is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behaviour.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Sri AurobindoTo doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoWhat the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Hermann HesseEvery experience has its element of magic.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Franklin P. JonesExperience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

—  Franklin P. Jones, 1908-1980, American columnist

Joseph De MaistreThere is nothing so unfortunate as a man who has never suffered.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Jorge Luis BorgesA writer – and, I believe, generally all persons – must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Philip RothYou tasted it. Isn’t that enough? Of what do you ever get more than a taste? That’s all we’re given in life, that’s all we’re given of life. A taste. There is no more.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Philip RothNothing bad can happen to a writer. Everything is material.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Ashleigh BrilliantWhy does life keep teaching me lessons I have no desire to learn?

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Stefan ZweigOnly the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.

—  Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer

Dale CarnegieFear is the result of a lack of confidence. A lack of confidence is the result of not knowing what you can do. A lack of knowing what you can do is caused by a lack of experience. A lack of experience is caused by a lack of doing something new.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

Søren KierkegaardLife has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardThe highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marty RubinWe're all stumbling in the dark, and that makes for some pretty interesting collisions.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Marty RubinIt's not the wound that teaches, but the healing.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Ray BradburyWe are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

—  Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer

Frank HerbertThe mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

George HerbertIf things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

Joseph ConradThere is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

Charles BukowskiYou have to die a few times before you can really live.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Oliver W. Holmes Sr.A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

Italo CalvinoWho are we, who is each one of us, if not a combination of experiences, information, books we have read, things imagined?

—  Italo Calvino, 1923-1985, Italian writer

Helen KellerLife is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Personal Stories

Mikis TheodorakisIf I had not experienced what I experienced, I would not have written this music. Music for me has never been an end in itself, it is something that I have lived.

—  Mikis Theodorakis, 1925-2021, Greek composer & politician

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Latin Quotes

Latin proverbWhat harms, often teaches.

Quod nocet, saepe docet.

—  Latin proverb

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VirgilNow I know what Love is.

Nunc scio quid sit Amor.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Latin proverbPractice is the best teacher.

Usus est magister optimus.

—  Latin proverb

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Quotes in Verse

Emily DickinsonThe soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

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Emily DickinsonI have been bent and broken, but –I hope– into a better shape.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

Funny Quotes

Woody AllenSex without love is an empty experience. But as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Oscar LevantI've been around so long, I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.

—  Oscar Levant, 1906-1972, American pianist

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Ancient Greek

AeschylusLearning by suffering.

Πάθει μάθος.

—  Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon

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AeschylusTime as he grows old teaches all things.

Εκδιδάσκει πάνθ’ ο γηράσκων χρόνος.

—  Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Prometheus Bound

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SophoclesThe wise man understands the new things based on the old things.

Ανήρ έννους τα καινά τοις πάλαι τεκμαίρεται.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet

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AristotleExperience created the art but inexperience created the luck.

Η μεν εμπειρία τέχνην εποίησεν, η δ’ απειρία τύχην.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesExperience defeats inexperience.

Η εμπειρία της απειρίας κρατεί.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Peleus

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Proverbs

German proverbFrom failure one becomes smart.

—  German proverb

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