Life Lessons Quotes - Page 12

The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

If something makes you wealthier,it is of considerable importance.If something makes you happier,it is of substantial importance.If something makes you better,it is of monumental importance.If something makes you wiser,it is of astronomical importance.

Very soon the world too will see what GOD sees in you.

See, you’ve got to understand, son. There’s two types of guys in this world. There’s guys . . . who think they’re in control, and guys like us who live in the moment. Who accept life as it is.

Pleasure and Pain participate equally in moulding character.

Mma Ramotswe tucked the cheque safely away in her bodice. Modern business methods were all very well, she thought, but when it came to the safeguarding of money there were some places which had yet to be bettered.

One who achieves through struggle has a far good taste of happiness than who gains at once.

Blessed be the grateful soul!

If you fall for someone, make sure they’re there to catch you.

As we go, we become more deeply committed to a life of purpose and meaning and personal decency as we come to feel a broader connection to the shared experience of humanity.

Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.

Life, apparently, requires a trigger warning.This is the uncomfortable truth: everything is a trigger for someone. There are things you cannot tell just by looking at someone.We all have history. You can think you're over your history. You can think the past is the past. And then something happens, often innocuous, that shows you how far you are from over it. The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth.

The moral of the story is even though that seemed like the end of the world back then, right now I can look back on it and laugh. And if anyone is going through something similar right now just know it will get better.

Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of thinking humanity.

... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually be *having* them.

It's very difficult to happy everyone.

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.

Stop nourishing other people’s ideas and beliefs in your life. Take up your own idea and endeavor to accomplish it.

I found myself stuck into a Gertrude’s Dream Waltz universe. Like Gertrude, I was trapped inside a body that bellied little of the person inside, while simultaneously ensnared in a home filled with people that looked like the person inside the unsightly body.

Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.

We know how it ends practically before it starts. That´s why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack".

Be kind to all the people you meet on your journey.

The sum of our greatness lies not in asking“what do I want to do?” but rather “who do I want to be?

​Let the lotus of your character be full-blown and the results will follow.

I'm grateful for past betrayals, heartaches, and challenges... I thought they were breaking me; but they were sculpting me.

If you read stories, you will learn the valuable lessons of life situations, survival and build strength.

Not all that have fallen are vanquished.

Life is messy. No matter how hard we try to create order, something happens to cause the structure we created to falter. Maybe that's the only way for us to learn. If everything stayed neat and orderly, then we would never be forced to grow and change. We need something unexpected to help us make sense of where we are and to guide us to where we need to go.

I didn't give up, I walked awayI had enough of accepting actions that were less than I deserved.So...I made a concious choiceTo honour myself,Before complementing another & If that's what; has made you undeniably mad, Than I know, the history of our connection is hidden in the truth of your heart and regardless of your outcome, I have made the right choice for me.

Remember:there are no mistakes only lessons love yourselftrust your choises and everything is POSSIBLE

Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise.

If you have influence on other people. Dont be influenced by their hate, money, jealousy, anger and popularity .

Tokyo is bigger than Kumamoto. And Japan is bigger than Tokyo. And even bigger than Japan... Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself ― not to Japan, not to anything. You may think that what you're doing is for the sake of the nation, but let something take possession of you like that, and all you do is bring it down.

The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face.

Be yourself because you weren't born to be anyone else

Choose to hustle now, to work hard now, to make all the sacrifice now. So that you can enjoy your tomorrow. Whatever it is that you suppose to do now. If you don't do it now, it will affect you badly for the rest of your life.

There is no religion better than love, no color better than the color of happiness and no language better than the language of compassion.

She wasn’t sure if she even needed him anymore and the thought made her sad. In consolation, she offered him a kind smile and reached for his dependable hand.

There is no greater truth than this: God created you for success. He gave you all the physical, mental, and spiritual DNA to succeed. He loves you through your mistakes and loves you enough to correct you when you step out of line. If you have not done it lately, Grab on to His great big hands of love and let Him take you places you have never dreamed of going. He’s that AWESOME!

One will probably have to manage alone as best one can. (Karin Bergman)

It’s only human to become impatient while waiting for God’s timing and His gifts. But fretting won’t help. Stretch your faith more and think of great possibilities because one touch of God’s favor can turn any situation around. Hold on to your peace and pray.

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

A wise person makes one error,and learns ten lessons.He makes two errors,and learns twenty lessons.He makes three errors,and learns thirty lessons.He makes few errors,and learns countless lessons.

If God gives you a gift and you don't know what to do with it, it won't make you happy. Some of you God gave a wonderful husband but you can't make a home and some of you God gave a wonderful wife but you can't make a good husband. Some of you can't even unwrap the gift so that you can appreciate it.

… real life hardly ever unfolds the way we’d like it to, not like in a story.

When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.

Life begins at the edge of your fears.

We can all do so much more than we think we can. Wherever you think you are right now, you can go further, do better, be more than ever! What's wonderful is the future you're looking forward to and also your present potential right now! You're winning regardless. Both now and later.Celebrate you.

All things which greatly hurt me greatly teach me

We are created with life’s inherent sense of order and urge to thrive.

When you start with thanksgiving, you will always end with praise. Be thankful, it grows.

If only people valued people and not money…. I've been on a journey of truth and realization. I wonder how many lessons I got to learn.

...you play the instrument you have.

Time is a valuable wealth.

If I were to measure my successes by the mistakes that I have made & only focus on the lessons that were learned along the way, then that in itself overall, would be a positive step in the right direction.

You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for

Our daily thoughts manifest into the life we live and what occurs around us.

No one said parenting was easy,but NO good parent has any right to give up.It is one labyrinth you can never quit because it seems too hard.