Experience iz the science ov finding out how deep a mill pond iz, by wading into it, and drowning.

[Experience is the science of finding out how deep a mill pond is, by wading into it, and drowning.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]

Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1879-09 “Questions, And Answers” (1879 ed.)
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