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Quote by Abigail Adams
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lesson

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. – Abigail Adams

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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since. – Abigail Adams

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Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. – Abigail Adams

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Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. Its part of racing. – Frank Shorter

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Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself. – Thomas Jefferson

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I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when Im in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they dont know who theyre talking to. I have a lot of common experiences. – Harrison Ford

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I definitely feel more complete than before. Theres a void you have when you dont feel youve found the other part of who you are, so Im in a different place now and thats nice to experience. – Mariah Carey

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