Lessons quotes

Lessons

1K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

1K quotes

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside lessons — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.

Quote collection

Lessons quotes (page 6 of 52)

Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.

Hippocrates Physician
Lessons

"I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded."

Read quote 9 likes
Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat
Lessons

"We face the future fortified with the lessons we have learned from the past. It is today that we must create the world of the future."

Read quote 8 likes
Cormac McCarthy Novelist, Screenwriter
Lessons

"There's hard lessons in this world. What's the hardest? I dont know. Maybe it's just that when things are gone they're gone. They aint comin back."

Read quote 8 likes
Rumi Poet, Philosopher
Lessons

"Last night my teacher taught me the lesson of Poverty: Having nothing and wanting nothing."

Read quote 8 likes
Lessons

"I have had many challenges in my life, including some very big ones when I was young and I've learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way. I have seen life from just about every angle you can see it from."

Read quote 8 likes
Mariel Hemingway Actress, Author
Lessons

"Well, I was passionately curious about what my body was doing, and when I got the lessons on how to meditate, it seemed really solid to me. It seemed real."

Read quote 8 likes
Evan Williams Entrepreneur
Lessons

"Our problem wasn’t that it blew up and was impossible to scale, but there were some bad choices made. One of the biggest lessons time after time was to focus. Do fewer things."

Read quote 7 likes
Theo Rossi Actor
Lessons

"It was a hard lesson to learn, but eventually I had to come to grips with the fact that I cannot solve everyone's problems and lead them to a happy, fulfilled life. They have to figure that out on their own."

Read quote 7 likes
Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
Lessons

"If there are lessons to be drawn from the sciences, then that should be the concern of everyone, including scientists to the extent that they can make a contribution."

Read quote 7 likes
Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
Lessons

"State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a lesson learned by Hitler and many others, and it has been pursued to this day."

Read quote 7 likes