Jokes? Jokes!

A politician was staying overnight at a small country hotel.
When he came into the dining-room for breakfast in the morning, one of the guests rose from his seat.
"Sit down, sit down," said the great man.
"Why?" asked the other man. "Can't I take the salt cellar from the next table?"

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— What is experience?
— The name we give to our mistakes.