"We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes."
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"Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson."
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"Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten."
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"Only one who bursts with enthusiasm do I instruct; Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and you do not come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson."
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"Action first, mistakes second, lessons third."
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"There are many lessons to learn. Naming just one is next to impossible. However, learning to love and be loved is a good starting point. It will encompass much."
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"A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business"
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"You can't really compare people. That's one of the biggest lessons I've learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are."
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"Life has taught me one big lesson, always keep the girlies guessing."
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"Everything you go through can be a lesson for you. Lack of forgiveness can manifest itself in different ways -in some lives it can be through sickness in someone else's life it can be through a bad attitude -or maybe through torn relationships and being angry all the time. I don't know how unforgiveness will manifest itself in your life, but what I can tell you is: it isn't worth it! All of us have done something we need forgiveness for."
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"Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work."
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"I've never stunned anyone except in our D.A. lessons," said Luna, sounding mildly interested. "That was noisier than I thought it would be."
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"I turn to history not for lessons but to confront my experience with the experience of others and to win for myself a sense of responsibility for the state of the human conscience."
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"The lesson from the smith and wesson is depressin'."
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"One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be."
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"Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn."
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"Here is your final lesson - do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, "Vengeance is mine." [...] He believes in you."
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"In life, you learn lessons. And sometimes you learn them the hard way. Sometimes you learn them too late."
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"If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it."
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"The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life."
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