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What does it mean?
Trust those who have experience.
In plain terms
Believe people who have done it before.
What can you take from it?
Practical experience is a strong basis for trust.

Where it applies

  • hiring
  • advice seeking
  • team building

Putting it to work

  • value track records
  • listen to veterans
  • verify experience

Questions to consider

  • Who do you trust because of their experience?
  • How do you evaluate someone's track record?

Another view

Experience does not guarantee correctness or ethical behavior.

More from Virgil

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  2. Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

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  3. Quisque suos patimur Manes.

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