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In the past, there used to be a popular belief that all the wisdom of the world was contained in the books. Today, practical people are aware that books can only give guidlines, but they cannot predict or prevent the real courses of events. I fully agree with the statement that experience provides more knowledge than books do. The reasons and examples listed below will support my view

First of all, in the prehistoric (ages / periods / time) times, when literature and books (were) was not invented yet, people used to gain knowledge only from their experience. They used to observe animal's (animals') behaviors in different situations so they become acquainted with animal's (animals') habits and tempers. These observations have (led) lead to the knowledge that helps early people become more effective hunters. It wasn't until later that they started drawing pictures on the caves' walls, which (were) was the first pieces of literary art because these drawings narrated different stories.

Secondly, if we come back to the present, we can see that things have not changed too much in the early years of human life. For instance, scientific researchers have found that babies start getting to know everything around them from the very moment they came (come, sự thật hiển nhiên, còn nếu bạn muốn dùng quá khứ thì "started" ở trên cũng nên cùng thì) into this world. They also explore the new world by using the "primitive" methods such as touching, listening and observing. For the first six years, they gain knowledge mainly from experience.

Broadly speaking, there is a major difference between knowledge gained from experience and that gained from books. A book only offers a theoretical aspects on an issue while experiences are more pra(c)tical. Although, there are literary pieces whose impact on the readers is exceptionally strong, every story is read and then forgotten because these stories do not concern the (readers' {đọc giả nói chung}) reader's personal life experience. This is the main advantage of experience (with / of) over books: personal involvement in a situation is a better teacher than any lesson(s) contained in even the best book(s) (hoặc a best book).

In addition, there is another aspect of knnowledge gained from books that I would like to discuss : their (sở hữu này bạn ngụ ý thay cho chủ từ nào phía trước, nếu được thì chuyển qua "its") indifference to personality. This is to say that books may contain world known truths, but they may not be suitable for everyone. For example, a person cannot become an architect by only reading books about how to create blueprints and strong buildings. Bbecause these books cannot give the individual creativity and imagination which are improtant qualities for an architect. It is up to an architect's creativity and individuality to turn a simple idea into a masterpiece.

In sum, I accept that books are (an) incomparable source of knowledge and wisdom, but mankind has a proverb saying "seeing is believing", which describes the importance of experience. This is the reason why I assume that the most valuable knowledge come(s) from personal experience.

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That's great ! I fully agree with the statement that experience provides more knowledge than books do ! 

thanks, guys :D

cả bạn gửi bài viết và bạn sửa bài đều có kiến thức tiếng Anh rất tốt. 

Your english is very well.

Thanks, Nori

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It's a question that has been debated down the ages. Many centuries have passed, but human could not have the right answer for that question: Are books more important than experience? Many people prefer experience to books because they favour specific skills over theoretical ideas. In my opinion, books plays more significant role in the court of human life than experience do.

Firstly, books bring reader pleasure which experience itself coud not help. In the past, many scholars, scientists, politicians and ordinary people regarded books as a source of entertainment. In addition, by reading books over hours to hours quietly, readers learn, practise and gain self-discipline, one of characteristics that matter most in our lives.

Secondly, books are superior to experience because book is the wisdom bag of mankind. In a sense, book is the bridge of thinking between generations to generations. It would not wrong if we consider the history of mankind is the history of books due to the fact that book was invented in very early age. Knowledge from books varies in numerous fields: culture, polistic, history, sport...therefore, books cover huge and comprehensive knowledge that has been accumulated during the long history of human. Therefore, people gain maximum benefit from books by studying them. In contrast, experience exists in small fragment that one has accumulated during his life. Sometimes, knowledge from experience can only be applied for specific idividual in particular place at right time. Frankly speaking, experience cannot play a role as the wisdom bag of mankind as books do and experience itself cannot gain huge benefit for humand as the whole like books do.

Thirdly, in a sense, book is the collection of experience that is summarized, categorized into concrete words in a systematic layout. By reading books, readers aquire maximum knowledge by minimum time. Moreover, books not only teach people how to avoid mistakes and dangers but also instruct them to do the right things. That is why books have developed in various shape and size. Today, billions people read books everyday in million libraries. Amongs them, there are also the elderly who have much experience in life.

However, some may hold an opinion that experience is more important than books by showing that people cannot learn how to either swim until they get into water or drive until they sit on front seat. That is true, nevertheless, for most people either swimmers, cook, or drivers etc, before the very first experience, they have to read instruction books. That is the way that wise men do.

Inconclusion people can acquire knowledge from two great resource book and experience, however,  as the whole, books play more important than experience.