"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action." ― Benjamin Disraeli Topic(s): Experience Tags: child, experience More From Benjamin Disraeli "The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend." "Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit." "The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven." More In Experience "Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained."― Seamus Heaney "But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go."― Charles de Secondat "The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part."― Francesca Annis