Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

You take all the experience and judgment of men over 50 out of the world and there wouldn't be enough left to run it.

Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.

There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.