Experience Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about experience.

James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

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A thorn of experience is worth more than a forest of warnings.

André Massena

André Massena

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No one has ever benefited from the experience of others.

Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz

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Whoever has seen hope does not forget it. They seek it under the skies and among all men.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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Experience is a flame that only shines by burning.

Laurence J. Peter

Laurence J. Peter

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Only one thing is more painful than learning from experience, and that is, not learning from experience.

Pythagoras of Samos

Pythagoras of Samos

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I prefer the staff of experience to the swift carriage of fortune. The philosopher travels on foot.

Joseph Roux

Joseph Roux

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Our experience is made up more of lost illusions than acquired wisdom.

E. W. Stevens

E. W. Stevens

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Experience is generally attributed to people of a certain age, and what's worse, they attribute it to themselves.

Thucydides

Thucydides

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There is not much difference between one man and another. Superiority consists in taking advantage of the lessons of experience.

Edmund Husserl

Edmund Husserl

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The judgment, the evaluation, the pretension, are not empty experiences that consciousness has, but experiences composed of an intentional stream

Jose María de Pereda

Jose María de Pereda

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Experience does not consist of what has been lived, but of what has been reflected upon.