Quote#Death
2462. Thou canst scarcely be truly wise till thou hast been deceived.…
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1654–1734
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727).
English (original)
2462. Thou canst scarcely be truly wise till thou hast been deceived. Thy own Errors will teach thee more Prudence, than the grave Precepts, and even Examples of others.
— Thomas Fuller
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