ยท Quote #86

A Dear School

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

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Some lessons arrive wi th a receipt attached. Wisdom grows cheaper when it can learn before loss becomes necessary.

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Franklin is not mocking exper ience, but naming its cost. A disciplined person pays attention early enough to spare at least some unnecessary tuition.

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Its endurance comes fr om honesty. Hard lessons teach well, but they are not always the only available teachers.
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