experience is the best teacher; experimentation and hands-on experience is more valuable than theoretizing
köken: Literally, “trying goes over studying”, or more loosely translated as “trying is better than studying”. Attested since the 19th century. It, along with its earlier form Probieren ist über Studieren (which is attested since at least 1790), likely emerged as a native and rhyming alternative to Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrmeister, which is a calque of Latin experientia est optima rerum magistra.
One learns the hard way. · experience is the best teacher (lessons learned from experience are the most lasting) · once bitten, twice shy (one is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past)
köken: Literally Siperia (“Siberia”) + opettaa (“teaches”). A reference to the period (1809 to 1917) when Finland was part of Russia. At that time the serious criminals, and towards the end of the period also dissidents, were often sentenced to exile in Siberia.
Koko kasvatuskulttuurimme perustuu ajatukselle, että vaikeudet kasvattavat ja Siperia opettaa.
practice makes perfect, experience is the best teacher
köken: From the Latin maxim: exercitātiō artem parat (literally “practice provides skill”) by Tacitus. Compare German Übung macht den Meister, corresponding to the Hungarian version, literally, “practice makes the master”.