Quote by Samuel Smiles
The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but

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

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Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. – Samuel Smiles

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Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. – Samuel Smiles

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Hope
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If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower. – Samuel Smiles

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Life is the only real counselor wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue. – Edith Wharton

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The simple act of saying thank you is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen. – Simon Mainwaring

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Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldnt be about trying to gauge where popular music is today it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down. – Scott Weiland

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Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd. – Annie Besant

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