English / proverb
Experience Is the Best Teacher
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Practical involvement and real-world trials impart deeper wisdom than books, advice, or theoretical instruction.
In context
01
No travel guide could replicate the instinct needed to ford a mountain river; experience is the best teacher.
02
After learning how to pitch a tent amidst high winds through trial and error, I agreed that experience is the best teacher.
Synonyms
hands-on learning,practical wisdom,practice makes wise
Antonyms
bookish theory,abstract knowledge,arm-chair speculation
Collocations
truly experience is the best teacher,prove experience is the best teacher,learn that experience is the best teacher