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                                        Mr. Dumby, Act III. 
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880) 
Variant: Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes. 
Variant: Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. 
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray 
Context: Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. [First used by Wilde in  Vera; or, The Nihilists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera;_or,_The_Nihilists. ]
                                    
 
        
     
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                            