Life Lessons Quote Quotes

Young hearts too often have tunnel vision.

Self-education is a lifetime affair. In life, as in science, there are unsuccessful experiments. Difficult personal and professional experiences are not for naught. Every experience contains a lesson. If we do not achieve the results we want and stop searching out solutions, it is not the experiment that is unsuccessful, but the person.

Kilroy J. Oldster

When someone refuses listening to reason disaster will surely follow.

An intelligent man only argues with his wife when she has lost her voice.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world.

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There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away.

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We had little but we didn't know we had little. It seemed to us that we had much and we were very content.

Aleksandra Layland

Any man can grow a moustache and a beard! And this does not make him a man! What it takes to be a man is to help a needy person, stand up for the innocent, and lead one's life in the most courteous, dignified and sophisticated way possible to a man.

Give importance to those peoplewho give importance to you.

Luffina Lourduraj

Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.

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When reality is better than your dreams, stay awake.

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By the time most people say 'I'm sorry' it is already too late.

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

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The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.

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A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.

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To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.

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You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.

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The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

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God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.

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Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

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When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

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If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.

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Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

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When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

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The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.

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When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.

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While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.

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A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

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Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.

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Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

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When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

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Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.

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Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

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Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; ‘yesterday’ is just a word, not a dictionary.

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If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

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A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

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When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.

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It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

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If they ask you how rich you are, tell them to look inside your heart.

Matshona Dhliwayo

There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.

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You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.

Matshona Dhliwayo

In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.

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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

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The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

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Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.

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The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.

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When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don’t believe in ghosts.

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When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

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An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.

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A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

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As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.

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A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

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If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.

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Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.

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Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

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If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else.

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If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.

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