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Soren Kierkegaard

Experience, it is said, makes a man wise. That is very silly talk. If there were nothing beyond experience it would simply drive him mad.

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on one's own

[on one's own] {adj. phr.} With no help from others. * /It is a happy day when you're allowed to drive a car on your own./ * /Being on your […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Soren Kierkegaard

...the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith. www.english-slang.com

bad trip

[bad trip] {n.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially} A disturbing or frightening experience, such as terrifying hallucinations, while under the influence of drugs; hence, by colloquial extension any bad experience in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

charge off

[charge off] {v.} 1. To consider or record as a loss, especially in an account book. * /The store owner charged off all of the last season's stock of suits./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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