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inexperience
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I pay very little regard to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Mansfield Park, ch. 4 [Mrs. Grant] (1814)
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Added on 27-Apr-23 | Last updated 27-Apr-23
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Topics: inexperience, marriage, perspective, spouse, youth
More quotes by Austen, Jane “I truly don’t know her issues,” Weiss said. “But I’ve been in this line of work for a number of years, and my guesses are at least informed by experience.”
“Never a bad thing,” I said.
“Experience can inform,” he said. “It can also distort.”
“Sure,” I said. “But inexperience is rarely useful.”
Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) American writer
Rough Weather (2008)
Added on 21-Jun-17 | Last updated 21-Jun-17
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Topics: experience, fresh look, inexperience, informed, insight, preconception, prejudice
More quotes by Parker, Robert I regret nothing, says arrogance; I will regret nothing, says inexperience.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916) Austrian writer
Aphorisms (1890-1905) [tr. Scrase & MIeder (1994)]
Added on 18-Aug-14 | Last updated 18-Aug-14
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Topics: arrogance, hubris, inexperience, naif, naivete, regret
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