Who said “Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.”?

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Louis-Ferdinand Celine. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDes pays où personne ne va jamais. Interview of February 1960 with Jean Guenot und Jacques d'Arribehaude.

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“Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.”
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Celine, L. (n.d.). Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9616-experience-is-a-dim-lamp-which-only-lights/

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Celine, Louis-Ferdinand. “Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9616-experience-is-a-dim-lamp-which-only-lights/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Celine, Louis-Ferdinand. “Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9616-experience-is-a-dim-lamp-which-only-lights/.