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> [Experience hobbles progress and leads to abandonment of difficult problems; it encourages the initiated to walk on the shady side of the street in the direction of experiences that have been pleasant. Youth without experience attacks the unsolved problems which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/experience-hobbles-progress-and-leads-to-abandonment-of-difficult/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

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## More by William James Mayo

> [The examining physician often hesitates to make the necessary examination because it involves soiling the finger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/the-examining-physician-often-hesitates-to-make-the-necessary/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

> [The glory of medicine is that it is constantly moving forward, that there is always more to learn. The ills of today do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/the-glory-of-medicine-is-that-it-is-constantly-moving-forward-that/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

> [Experience is the great teacher; unfortunately, experience leaves mental scars, and scar tissue contracts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/experience-is-the-great-teacher-unfortunately-experience-leaves/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

> [Experience hobbles progress and leads to abandonment of difficult problems; it encourages the initiated to walk on the shady side of the street in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/experience-hobbles-progress-and-leads-to-abandonment-of-difficult/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

> [Unfortunately, only a small number of patients with peptic ulcer are financially able to make a pet of an ulcer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james-mayo/unfortunately-only-a-small-number-of-patients-with-peptic-ulcer-are/)

[William James Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james-mayo/)

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