Life lessons Quotes

"By 24yrs old, I failed at achieving the biggest dream of my life. My ass was kicked and I was down but not out. I refused to give up, got back up and pushed on." "Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust." "Experience teaches us that the world is not a nursery." "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." "In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: hit the line hard." "Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle." "Live truly and forgive quickly." "If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him." "You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it." "The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." "Why is patience so important? Because it makes us pay attention to." "People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves." "You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point where you can stop making an effort." "That's my lesson for taking a vacation: Vacation will kill you."