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Life Lessons Quotes

"To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first."
William Shakespeare
"A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes."
Mark Twain
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
Mark Twain
"It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end."
Leonardo da Vinci
"Who sows virtue reaps honor."
Leonardo da Vinci
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
Thomas Jefferson
"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
Oprah Winfrey
"I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain."
Oprah Winfrey
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
Thomas Edison
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
John F. Kennedy
"Love is the flower you've got to let grow."
John Lennon
"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."
Samuel Johnson
"To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly."
Samuel Johnson
"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."
Samuel Johnson
"There is no greater harm than that of time wasted."
Michelangelo
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
Colin Powell
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception; it is a prevailing attitude."
Colin Powell
"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."
Nikola Tesla
"Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength."
Phil Jackson