They say experience is the best teacher, no matter what that experience might be. Positive or negative, those experiences are necessary for a person's growth. So don't be afraid to try new things. In this way, you will learn more and do better in the future. May these life experience quotes provide you with the inspiration you need to go on in life while learning from it.
1. “People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.” – Paulo Coelho
2. “Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.” – Victoria Holt
3. “You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.” – Laurie Faria Stolarz
4. “To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.” – Saint Teresa of Avila
5. “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” – Paulo Coelho
6. “A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or somewhere in between, and you never know until you try it out.” – Lemony Snicket
7. “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” – Eckhart Tolle
8. “The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.” – William Osler
9. “Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” – Randy Pausch
10. “Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?” – Voltaire
11. “A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” – L. Frank Baum
12. “From all that I saw, and everywhere I wandered, I learned that time cannot be spent. It can only be squandered.” – Roman Payne
13. “All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.” – Deng Ming-Dao
14. “Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” – Franklin P. Jones
15. “See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
16. “One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.” – Frank Herbert
17. “I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.” – Martha Washington
18. “Experience is what you get while looking for something else.” – Federico Fellini
19. “Some things cannot be taught; they must be experienced. You never learn the most valuable lessons in life until you go through your own journey.” – Roy T. Bennett
20. “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” – Auguste Rodin
21. “If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.” – Mikhail S. Gorbachev
22. “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re doing it wrong. Learn from the experience. Try again, but with a different approach.” – Steve Maraboli
23. “A brain was only capable of what it could conceive, and it couldn't conceive what it had never experienced.” – Graham Greene
24. “The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time.” – Henrik Ibsen
25. “Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.” – Albert Bandura
26. “Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.” – Steven Wright
27. “Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.” – Jim Rohn
28. “Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.” – Randolph Bourne
29. “Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.” – Aldous Huxley
30. “Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.” – Donald Trump
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31. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” – Heraclitus
32. “An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.” – Don Marquis
33. “It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.” – Les Brown
34. “Nothing ever becomes real until experienced. Even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it.” – John Keats
35. “Experience is the teacher of all things.” – Julius Caesar
36. “What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.” – Isadora Duncan
37. “Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.” – Nas
38. “If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.” – Mao Zedong
39. “By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.” – Roger Ascham
40. “Experience is making mistakes and learning from them.” – Bill Ackman
41. “You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” – Albert Camus
42. “Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.” – Blaise Pascal
43. “It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.” – Lupita Nyong'o
44. “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” – Rita Mae Brown
45. “It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.” – Andre Gide
46. “The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.” – Andy Lau
47. “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” – Paulo Coelho
48. “Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.” – William Ellery Channing
49. “My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.” – Agnetha Faltskog
50. “The years teach much which the days never know.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Share these Quotes on Experience with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. “People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.” – Paulo Coelho
2. “Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.” – Victoria Holt
3. “You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.” – Laurie Faria Stolarz
4. “To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.” – Saint Teresa of Avila
5. “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” – Paulo Coelho
6. “A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or somewhere in between, and you never know until you try it out.” – Lemony Snicket
7. “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” – Eckhart Tolle
8. “The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.” – William Osler
9. “Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” – Randy Pausch
10. “Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?” – Voltaire
11. “A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” – L. Frank Baum
12. “From all that I saw, and everywhere I wandered, I learned that time cannot be spent. It can only be squandered.” – Roman Payne
13. “All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.” – Deng Ming-Dao
14. “Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.” – Franklin P. Jones
15. “See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
16. “One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.” – Frank Herbert
17. “I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.” – Martha Washington
18. “Experience is what you get while looking for something else.” – Federico Fellini
19. “Some things cannot be taught; they must be experienced. You never learn the most valuable lessons in life until you go through your own journey.” – Roy T. Bennett
20. “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” – Auguste Rodin
21. “If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.” – Mikhail S. Gorbachev
22. “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re doing it wrong. Learn from the experience. Try again, but with a different approach.” – Steve Maraboli
23. “A brain was only capable of what it could conceive, and it couldn't conceive what it had never experienced.” – Graham Greene
24. “The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time.” – Henrik Ibsen
25. “Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.” – Albert Bandura
26. “Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.” – Steven Wright
27. “Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.” – Jim Rohn
28. “Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.” – Randolph Bourne
29. “Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.” – Aldous Huxley
30. “Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.” – Donald Trump
More Quotes about Experience
31. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” – Heraclitus
32. “An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.” – Don Marquis
33. “It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.” – Les Brown
34. “Nothing ever becomes real until experienced. Even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it.” – John Keats
35. “Experience is the teacher of all things.” – Julius Caesar
36. “What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.” – Isadora Duncan
37. “Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.” – Nas
38. “If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.” – Mao Zedong
39. “By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.” – Roger Ascham
40. “Experience is making mistakes and learning from them.” – Bill Ackman
41. “You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” – Albert Camus
42. “Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.” – Blaise Pascal
43. “It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.” – Lupita Nyong'o
44. “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” – Rita Mae Brown
45. “It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.” – Andre Gide
46. “The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.” – Andy Lau
47. “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” – Paulo Coelho
48. “Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.” – William Ellery Channing
49. “My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.” – Agnetha Faltskog
50. “The years teach much which the days never know.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Share these Quotes on Experience with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.