Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

Quote by James Anthony Froude

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Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right...

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right...

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by...

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a...

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a...

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.

See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.

The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with...

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with...