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By Catherine Pulsifer, updated November 7, 2024


Experience is a compass; it guides us forward by the paths we've traveled.
What do experience quotes and sayings teach us? They portray that life's events never die but form an integral part of our lives that more often than not lead us to make certain types of decisions.

It is also true that experiences can help shape future success especially if some of these experiences are those of past failures where obvious mistakes are eradicated that have prevented moving forward with the attainment of a goal. Experience is also seen as the best teacher especially when compared to unpracticed educational instruction.

It is our hope that these quotes help you and others by providing encouragement to utilize your life experiences to help shape more robust experiences for the future.





  1. Marathons are a life-changing experience because they push you to discover the part of yourself that is a warrior. Tina Sloan, Changing Shoes



  2. To demonstrate the experience and expression of Jesus Christ is visible in the extension of love and respect for all other people regardless of their background or lifestyle. Mary S. Scotsburn



  3. The experience of planting a garden and watching it grow is truly one of the pleasures of life. Catherine Pulsifer



  4. A terrific way to reopen our eyes to life's possibilities is to get out there - literally. Take a plane, train, or automobile and explore. Sue Ellen Cooper, The Red Hat Society's Laugh Lines



  5. In order to experience the lifelong benefits of a friendship, you must first be a true friend yourself. Sam Fickinsen



  6. Only after you have gained life experiences and sufferings can you find your true being.
    Experience Poems



  7. A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading. William Styron



  8. In youth we learn; in age we understand.  Marie Ebner-Eschenbach



  9. To experience a defeat or failure in your life is to join the ranks of many famous people who demonstrated that some of their greatest failures lead to some of their greatest achievements Byron Pulsifer



  10. Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil. Basil Hume



  11. True forgiveness is when you can say ‘Thank you for that experience. Oprah Winfrey



  12. 75 has been so good to you...from decades of life experience true, a journey that many never pursue. Catherine Pulsifer, Happy 75th



  13. In middle age....life experience leading to valuable decisions, time of maturity -second chances and revisions.
    Decision Quotes



  14. Most of the emotions we experience like anxiety, insecurity and depression is just part of the process of life. Zac Dixon



  15. A new beginning with school now done...with a sense that my life is full of potential - exciting new experiences await ahead Catherine Pulsifer, School Now Done



  16. I pray that God will fill your new year with laughter, peace, and love. I wish that you experience His presence as bright as the sun above. Catherine Pulsifer, A Prayer &  A Wish



  17. Trust can be a response to trustworthiness, but, prior to that, it has to be an ability, gained from experiences of secure relating in our past. David Richo, Daring to Trust



  18. A family can be many things but over time experience many swings - happy days and sometimes, sad Catherine Pulsifer, A Family Is



  19. With heart full of gratitude, we start experiencing all the love, kindness, compassion and happiness this universe has for us. Purvi Raniga



  20. From the time we are born to the day we die, our growth is shaped through experience and education.
    Quotes About Growth



  21. Whilst challenging, you will find caring for your baby one of the best experiences of your life. Gina Ford



  22. From the time we are born to the day we die, our growth is shaped through experience and education. Catherine Pulsifer



  23. Poems contain much wisdom too written from experiences that are true. Catherine Pulsifer, Poetry Can



  24. Stepparents are not around to replace a biological parent, rather to augment a child’s life experience. Azriel Johnson



  25. Thank God for life, with all its endless store of great experiences, of hill and dale, of cloud and sunshine, tempest, snow and hail. Thomas Durley Landels, At Eighty-Three



  26. Think of all your experiences as a huge tapestry that can be laid out in whatever pattern you wish. Each day you add a new thread to the weaving. Do you craft a curtain to hide behind, or do you fashion a magic carpet that will care you to unequaled heights? Tony Robbins



  27. Look at the experience you have gained even though with your age you're in pain. No sense looking back look ahead and stay on track! Catherine Pulsifer, Look Ahead



  28. Experience is by far the best teacher.
    Poems on Life Lessons



  29. If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. Barack Obama



  30. With each passing year, experience grows strong, guiding us through challenges all along. Catherine Pulsifer, Twilight Of Life



  31. My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful. Kelly Clarkson



  32. Be glad for each new day you get to experience Catherine Pulsifer, Be Thankful And Give Thanks



  33. To truly "know" or notice the sunset, you must allow your experience of the sunset to become a mindful moment. Jeffrey Brantley



  34. Experiencing heaven is the most real thing that's ever happened to me. I did not want to come back. Don Piper



  35. Each stage of growing up brings unique, experiences and opportunities seek.
    Poems About Growth



  36. Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild and or a grandparent. Donald A. Norber



  37. If you wish success in life make...experience your wise counselor Webster, Success in Life



  38. My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful. Kelly Clarkson



  39. Many use the ocean as an analogy to life, calm times, and stormy times. During the calm times, we experience happiness and contentment. But during stormy times, we feel anxiety and fear. Catherine Pulsifer



  40. Living an experience, a particular fate, is accepting it fully. Albert Camus



  41. Learn from the experience of others - look at their mistakes and failures and apply that knowledge to your life! Catherine Pulsifer



  42. Your greatest hero or heroine grew through failure and disappointment. Failure is the strength behind all personal experience.
    Poems About Failure



  43. I believe—that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them... Unknown, I Believe That



  44. In the end, life is about collecting experiences and looking for the lesson and blessing in each one. Suzy Kassem



  45. It’s a big world out there. It would be a shame not to experience it J. D. Andrews



  46. My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful. Kelly Clarkson



  47. Life’s diverse experiences and challenges provide valuable lessons, leading to personal growth and deeper understanding. Catherine Pulsifer



  48. We all experience life's ups and downs. We all experience smiles and frowns. Catherine Pulsifer, Don't Go Looking For Trouble



  49. People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. Eleanor Roosevelt



  50. But I've learned from sad experience how useless is regret, for the mean things done in anger are the things you can't forget. Edgar A. Guest, The Deeds of Anger



  51. The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.
    Poems of Encouragement



  52. To say goodbye is often hard to do, especially when we have experienced happy times with another person whether that is a friend or another family member. Byron Pulsifer



  53. A man reaching 70 usually has achieved most of such philosophy and wisdom as is likely to be his. Most of life's experiences have by then touched him and made their mark upon him. Unknown, Forget, Believe, Hope



  54. There are some experiences in life they haven’t invented the right words for. Lisa Kleypas



  55. Within each person's life experiences, there is value. There are seeds of some things new that are better, more efficient, or worth tweaking for the betterment of all. Byron Pulsifer



  56. We think about Christmas as the experience, the extraordinary experience, the authentic experience, the definitive experience among God and humanity. He who has confidence knows this genuinely; let him celebrate Pope Paul VI



  57. "You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens." Ethel Barrymore



  58. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.
    Wisdom Poems



  59. Man's experience and trials of life, leads him to remind that he cannot love and care for all with a contented mind. J. J. Thorne, Sweet Is Contentment



  60. It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience. We know by experience itself, that it is a marvelous pain, to find out but a short way by long wandering. And surely, he that would prove wise by experience, he may be witty indeed, but even like a swift runner, that runneth fast out of his way, and upon the night, he knoweth not whither. Roger Ascham



  61. With hands-on experience of everything from frugal food to stone wall pointing, it puts people through their paces, helping them make the big decision, is it really for me? Tracey Smith



  62. It is different with your child's child - experience you now have compiled Catherine Pulsifer, The First



  63. Wisdom's way will lead you right. Time and experience will disclose J. J. Thorne



  64. All life is an experiment.
    Poems about Life



  65. Sometimes it's not about the win, it's about the experience. Junnita Jackson



  66. Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it. Stan Smith



  67. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Christopher McCandless



  68. So, turn those negative thoughts to positive thoughts and you will experience a new level of success; it is a success at the very beginning because you believe it will be so. Byron Pulsifer



  69. Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.
    Poems About Education



  70. Whatever you went through in past equipped you for today. What you experience now prepares you for the future. Lailah Gifty Akita



  71. Every voyage is a new glorious experience. Lailah Gifty Akita



  72. Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve. Dietrich Bonhoeffer



  73. When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience. Jaeda Dewalt



  74. The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the longest, but the one with the richest experiences.  Jean-Jacques Rousseau



  75. Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
    Wisdom Quotes



  76. The experience of a single misfortune taught him a valuable lesson and challenged him to reprogram his saving, and spending habits.  Dean Pennicott



  77. Climbing is all about freedom, the freedom to go beyond all the rules and take a chance, to experience something new, to gain insight into human nature. Reinhold Messner



  78. Throughout one's lifetime, the experience of failure occurs frequently. And, if you think you are one of those people who have failed and therefore can't succeed, think again. Byron Pulsifer



  79. When children grow up with siblings, they’ll also have the opportunity to experience the joy of giving and helping, and at the same time to learn to receive what others offer them, gratefully and with good grace. Linda Blair, Siblings



  80. Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.
    Success Quotes



  81. The experience of having a grandchild is a common bond, a fundamental human experience that people share. Lesley Stahl, Becoming Grandma



  82. It is a much more rewarding experience to give than to receive. Catherine Pulsifer



  83. If you want to have a spiritual experience with nature, you should wander alone in nature! Mehmet Murat ildan



  84. In failure's crushing blow we find our strength to grow, experience in its wake from which to learn. Catherine Pulsifer, Failure's Crushing Blow



  85. By leaving our comfort zone and leap into unknown territory, travelling gives us new experiences and perspectives and makes us more open-minded. John Smith, Travelling



  86. Learn all you can from the mistakes of others.   You won't have time to make them all yourself.
    Learning Quotes



  87. People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. Eleanor Roosevelt



  88. And as you grow and experience life I hope you learn to counter all life's strife. Catherine Pulsifer



  89. Poetry can help readers process emotions, find comfort in shared experiences, and gain insights that contribute to personal growth and resilience. Catherine Pulsifer



  90. How you view the world determines your experience of it. Catherine Pulsifer



  91. There are far too many individuals who never get to experience the joy of attaining their desires because other people's influence has significantly (and sometimes negatively) affected their crucial decisions. Michael Lee



  92. Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain
    Choices Quotes



  93. The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. George Santayana



  94. There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience. Laurence J. Peter



  95. Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best. Spanish Proverb



  96. Life lessons are just the journey of life - we always need to be learning and sometimes the lessons we learn is through failure or mistakes but that is okay as long as we find the lesson and apply it to future experiences. Catherine Pulsifer



  97. "If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires." Abigail Van Buren



  98. Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
    Life Lessons Quotes



  99. Nothing is quite as good as experience. Homer Rich, M.D.



  100. Many of us find it difficult to talk ourselves out of the hurt we feel when we experience rejection. One of the reasons rejection is often so devastating is that our reason, logic, and common sense are usually ineffective when it comes to mitigating the pain we feel. Guy Winch, Emotional First Aid



  101. "I believe experience teaches us that rewarding ourselves for a job well done is always better than punishment." Joyce Meyer, eat the cookie. . .buy the shoes



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