Dimitri

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
― Confucious

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.”
― William Faulkner, The Wild Palms