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Jonathan Swift

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.

Jonathan Swift

Experience

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Jonathan Swift means that no matter how good someone is at handling life, they always learn new things as they grow older and go through different experiences. This suggests that wisdom is a continuous process shaped by time and what we encounter.

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