Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is

Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail. – Mark van Doren

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I dont have to have faith, I have experience. – Joseph Campbell

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That peace which is within us, we must experience it. And if we are searching for peace outside we will never find the peace within. – Prem Rawat

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