The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the …

Samuel Smiles
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The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. ✨ Samuel Smiles (2014). Self-Help, p.258, Cambridge University Press
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The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. ✨ Samuel Smiles (2014). Self-Help, p.258, Cambridge University Press

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