In brief, the function of knowledge is to make one experience freely available in other experiences.
-John Dewey
Quotations
Experience
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
-Oscar Wilde
The fundamental fact about our experience is that it is but a process of change.
-William James
A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.
-Douglas Adams
"The Salmon of Doubt"
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
-Voltaire
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
-George Washington
An experience teaches ably the good observer; but far from seeking a lesson in it, everyone looks for an argument in experience, and everyone interprets the conclusion in his own way.
-Andre Gide "Andre Gide"
Things gain meaning by being used in a shared experience or joint action.
-John Dewey
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
-Ambrose Bierce
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
-Henry Ford
