Quotation by

Aldous Huxley

Experience is not what happens to you it's what you do with what happens to you.

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The quote means that simply going through events does not define your experience; instead, it is your response and actions toward those events that shape what you truly gain. It emphasizes that the value of experience lies in how you interpret and use what occurs, not just in the occurrence itself.

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