Are books more important than experience? When we are on the way to learn something, both books and experience are very essential resources Experience is the most direct and efficient way to gain knowledge Since the world is so mysterious that a lot of phenomenon seemed natural cannot be explained, and society is so complex that we may easily judge things merely according to our imagination, experience engaged in some certain activity, doing research on physics and running companies in markets, for example, are really necessary In such cases, experience does give us a hand to gain much more knowledge beyond our scope However, books are sometimes indispensable Books can be divided into two kinds One is basic knowledge, which is the fundament for further study, especially when we are young, not capable enough to things demanding practice and mature enough to decide or judge things in the right way The other is special knowledge and theoretical explanation in certain fields, such as pharmacy, embryology; when we need it sometimes, we have to learn from books, for our common sense not come in handy Although both experience and books can help us, as always, be on the right track, they may sometimes lead us to receive wrong information Because our experiences are gained from our direct observation, it is inevitable mixed with some our subjectivity, which, not surprisingly lead to wrong understanding of something And books, such as stocking guided books, may little to reduce investment risk, or even mislead people, considering what the financial future holds can no be predicted with certainty No person can claim that he is able to learn everything only through experience or only from books The way to learn is relatively different varying from periods to periods, occupation to occupation, individual to individual we can choose the most appropriate way in accordance with our own situation