Aldous Huxley Quote - Experience teaches only the teachable.

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Experience teaches only the teachable.

"Experience teaches only the teachable."

— Aldous Huxley

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Author: Aldous Huxley
Category: Encouraging
Tags: Encouraging Experience Humility Learning openness

Meaning of this quote

An event becomes instructive only when someone is willing to learn from it.

Key takeaway: Review a result with enough openness to change your approach.

Origin of the quote

Published prose: Collected Essays.

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Attributed author: Aldous Huxley

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