live and learn
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live and learn
verb lives and learns · living and learning · lived and learned · lived and learnt
- An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.
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verb exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
| Español | ninguno escarmienta en cabeza ajena, nadie nace aprendido, nadie nace sabiendo, errando se aprende a herrar |
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| 中文 | 活到老，學到老 /活到老, 学到老 huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo, 學無止境 /学无止境 xuéwúzhǐjìng, 吃一塹長一智 /吃一堑长一智 chīyīqiàn zhǎngyīzhì |
| Português | vivendo e aprendendo |
| Français | c'est comme ça qu'on apprend, ça t'apprendra, ça te servira de leçon |
| Deutsch | man lernt nie aus |
| Italiano | vivendo s'impara |
| Română | omul, cât trăiește, învață |
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