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“Experience Is The Best Of Schoolmasters…”

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“…Only The School-Fees Are Heavy.”

—THOMAS CARLYLE

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“Men Are Wise In Proportion, Not To Their Experience…”

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“…But To Their Capacity For Experience.”

—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

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She Was An Admirable Woman.

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We Had My Aunt’s Funeral The Other Day.

I Didn’t Get To Go.

Someone Had To Stay With My Grandpa.

I Volunteered.

I Did Care About My Aunt, But Everyone Else Was Closer To Her Than I.

She Was An Admirable Woman.

She’d Led A Very Hard Life.

A Member Of “The Greatest Generation“ And Highly Proud Of It.

She Was Also The MOST Stubborn Woman I’ve Ever Known.

She Could Be Crude…

…Or Crass…

…Or Insulting.

BUT, She Was A Good Woman.

Despite Her Glaring Flaws, She Was A Good Woman.

Her Husband…

…My Uncle…

…Blew His Head Off With A Shotgun Long Before I Was Born.

She Mentioned Him Occasionally, But It Was Actually My Grandpa Who Told Me About My Uncle.

Grandpa Didn’t Keep Much From Me.

He And I Spoke Often, And On An Exceptionally Level Plain.

That’s How You Learn.

In That, He Was A Firm Believer.

So, As I’ve Said, Everyone Else Went To My Aunt’s Funeral.

I Did Not.

Will I Regret That Later In Life?

I Honestly Don’t Know.

I Just Know She Lasted Longer Than Anyone Would Have Ever Dreamed Possible.

She Was The Last Of Her Clique.

And, While She’d Led A Very Hard Life…

…She’d Made The Most Of It.

I’m Going To Miss Her Insulting Behavior.

I’m Going To Miss Her Crassness.

I’m Going To Miss Her.

As I’ve Said…

…She Was An Admirable Woman.

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“We Dare Not Disregard The Lessons Of Experience.” –ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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–ABRAHAM LINCOLN–

(1809–1865)

–Our 16TH PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA–

–Elected In 1860, He Would Serve As PRESIDENT From 1861 Until His Death In 1865–

“Experience Is The Oracle Of Truth…”

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“…And Where Its Responses Are Unequivocal, They Ought To Be Conclusive AND Sacred.“

—JAMES MADISON

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–OUR 4TH PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA–

–He Would Serve As PRESIDENT From 1809 To 1817–

“Yet Experience And Frequent Disappointment Have Taught Me…”

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“…Not To Be Over-Confident In Theories Or Calculations, Until Actual Trial Of The Whole Combination Has Stamped It With Approbation.“

—THOMAS JEFFERSON

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(1743-1826)

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–Served As OUR 3RD PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA From 1801 To 1809–