“ Every experience, however bitter, has its lesson, and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one overcome the bitterness. ”
- Edward Howard Griggs- Copy
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“ It seems that we learn lessons when we least expect them but always when we need them the most, and, the true "gift" in these lessons always lies in the learning process itself. ”
- Cathy Lee Crosby- Copy
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“ The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. ”
- Tom Bodett- Copy
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“ The only moral lesson which is suited for a child, the most important lesson for every time of life, is this: "Never hurt anybody.". ”
- Denis Breeze- Copy
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“ For Christians, the reason why it is ordinarily assumed that a marriage will go on till death do us part has been that this advanced lesson in Charity which marriage opens into is a long, a difficult one, and the life span that my spouse and I are allowed will certainly not be nearly long enough to finish the lesson… I will have as much as I can do to learn this advanced lesson well with one other person; a harem will only confuse my efforts. ”
- Thomas Howard- Copy
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“ I've learned quite a few lessons from this entire episode. First of all, I learned that blogging is a public forum, and ideas you express are going to be read by more people than you think. That's a crucial lesson. Another lesson is to clear up with your employer before you blog what exactly acceptable and unacceptable. ”
- Mark Jen- Copy
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“ We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. ”
- Lyndon B. Johnson- Copy
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“ The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think. ”
- John Burroughs- Copy
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“ A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well. ”
- Dan Rather- Copy
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“ The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust. ”
- Henry L. Stimson- Copy
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“ The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. ”
- Sir Winston Churchill- Copy
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“ Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war … ”
- Aristophanes- Copy
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“ The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them. ”
- Henry Bolingbroke- Copy
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“ We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience. ”
- George Washington- Copy
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“ A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. ”
- Sidney J. Harris- Copy
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“ Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards. ”
- Anonymous- Copy
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“ The greatest lesson we can learn from the past… is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world. ”
- Frederick Chiluba- Copy
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“ Experience is a hard teacher becuase she gives the tests first, the lessons afterwards. ”
- Vernon Sanders Law- Copy
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“ In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. ”
- Henry Miller- Copy
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“ Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want. ”
- Martha Beck- Copy
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“ When you point to the moon, what do you see in front of your finger; Your task is to feel, not to think, when you can understand that the lesson will be learned. ”
- Bruce Lee- Copy
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“ Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learned - and if your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned. ”
- Erykah Badu- Copy
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“ It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about. ”
- Oprah Winfrey- Copy
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“ Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lessons afterwards. ”
- Vernon Law- Copy
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