Here you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old life lessons quotes, life lessons sayings, and life lessons proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.
In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.
Short cuts make long delays.
No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can’t go all the way around.
But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.
You can’t wait around for something to become good, it either is, or isn’t.
I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life.
You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.
Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.
We are who we choose to be.
To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.
After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.
I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.
I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.
In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.
If there are things you don’t like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different.
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
At times you have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you ll discover will be wonderful. What you ll discover is yourself.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
What to do with a mistake – recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you’ Not much.
Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.
Protect your spirit from contamination; limit your time with negative people.
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by every moment that takes your breath away.
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.