Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.

Author: Ambrose Bierce

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The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge of things without parallel.

Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.

True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.

Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.