Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.
~ Publilius Syrus
Don't use the conduct of a fool as a precedent.
~ Talmud
A prudent person profits from personal experience a wise one from the experience of others.
~ Dr. Joseph Collins
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
~ Voltaire
If ... you can't be a good example then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
~ Catherine Aird