Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
-Voltaire
Quotations
Experience
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
-George Washington
You can disagree with another person's opinions. You can disagree with their doctrines. You can't disagree with their experience.
-Krista Tippett
"Speaking of Faith"
The fundamental fact about our experience is that it is but a process of change.
-William James
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
-Paulo Coelho
Many people know so little what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves and find nothing! Therefore, they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves, either.
-Helen Keller "Helen Keller"
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.
-Terry Pratchett
An experience teaches ably the good observer; but far from seeking a lesson in it, everyone looks for an argument in experience, and everyone interprets the conclusion in his own way.
-Andre Gide "Andre Gide"
Things gain meaning by being used in a shared experience or joint action.
-John Dewey
The reward of suffering is experience.
-Harry S. Truman
