experience
n. Wisdom that enables us to recognize an undesirable old folly that we have already embraced and warmly remember.
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n. What enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Cynical Quotations
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.
— Douglas Adams
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Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse!
— Derwood Fincher
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You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.
— Sir Arnold Bax
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Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
— Oscar Wilde
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
— Unknown
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Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before presenting the lesson.
— Vernon Law
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We spend the first half of our lives gathering experiences that we repeat endlessly in the second half.
— Guy Smith
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