Learning and personal development
Practice is the best of all instructors.
— Publilius Syrus (100 BC–100 BC), Sentences — The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave, Maxim 439

Learning and personal development

What it means

Practice teaches better than any teacher. Skills settle in through repetition and experience.

About the author

Publilius Syrus — 1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer.

Source and verification

Source
Sentences — The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave, Maxim 439
Reference
Publilius Syrus on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: an ancient work.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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