"The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom."
-Samuel Smiles
wisdomView Quote
"Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.“
-Samuel Smiles
posted in best
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only."
-Samuel Smiles
wisdomView Quote
"Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry."
-Samuel Smiles
wisdomView Quote
"We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery."
-Samuel Smiles
wisdomView Quote
"Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever."
-Samuel Smiles
timeView Quote
"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."
-Samuel Smiles
successView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry."
-Rick Perry
bestView Quote
"I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention."
-Brandon Routh
bestView Quote
"What I love best in life is new starts."
-Karl Lagerfeld
bestView Quote
"Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom."
-Zack Wamp
bestView Quote
"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy."
-Scarlett Johansson
bestView Quote
"I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life."
-Katy Perry
bestView Quote