Experience + Knowledge = Wisdom

Many people claim to be experts. But only a few have the experience to be an expert.

As stated by the Romans in latin:

• Scientia ac labore (knowledge through hard work) and
• experientia docet (experience teaches).

There are no shortcuts to gaining knowledge and experience. Completing a wide variety of projects over time is the path to knowledge, wisdom, and judgement that can be trusted.

As the Romans said:

• Quanti est sapere (how desirable is knowledge) and
• scientia ipsa potentia est (knowledge itself is power).

Here are the cover pages of many of the engineering designs and technical reports that I have been the responsible engineer for. They each contributed to my water system engineering knowledge.