Live & Learn & Pass It On
Deciding whom you marry is the most important decision you’ll ever make.
Most of the things I worry about never happen.
If someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
A patrol car behind me always makes me nervous.
Every great achievement was once considered impossible.
Couples without children always know just how you should raise yours.
The great challenge of life is to decide what’s important & to disregard everything else.
Just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up.
You shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
The more creative you are, the more things you notice.
You can’t be a hero without taking chances.
A person is only as good as his or her word.
Life challenges us with the fact that everything can be done better.
Good advice is hard to give but even harder to follow.
A strong code of ethics is as reliable as a compass.
It’s hard to argue with someone when they’re right.
It doesn’t cost anything to be nice.
At least once in his life, a man makes a fool of himself over a woman.
Trust is the single most important factor in both personal & professional relationships.
Nothing of value comes without effort.
Even the simplest task can be meaningful if I do it in the right spirit.
You can tell a lot about a man by the happiness of his wife & the respect given him by his children.
Anticipation is often better than the real thing.
Enthusiasm is caught, not taught.
Whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.
You need to let your children be children.
In every face-to-face encounter, regardless of how brief, we leave something behind.
I am quick to count others’ offenses against me, but seldom think about what others suffer because of me.
Children & grandparents are natural allies.
You can’t pay somebody to practice for you.
You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
A teenager’s biggest fear is the fear of a broken heart.
Even when I have pains, I don’t have to be a pain.
If I’m in trouble at school, I’m in more trouble at home.
People who wear Mickey Mouse watches are usually creative & fun to be with.
No matter how you slice it, there are always 2 sides.
Regardless of color or age, we all need about the same amount of love.
A person’s degree of self-confidence greatly determines his success.
People allow themselves to be only as successful as they think they deserve to be.
Silent company is often more healing than words of advice.
Your teenage years are comprised of tribulations, confusion, agony, & love.
I cannot expect others to solve my problems.
If you care, it shows.
Animals can sometimes warm your heart better than people can.
Kindness is more important than perfection.
You should never go to bed with an argument unsettled.
Nothing is more fun than a job you enjoy.
Education, experience, & memories are 3 things no one can take away from you.
One’s greatest wealth is the freedom to choose.
It’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
You shouldn’t look back except to learn.
Mom wouldn’t like my boyfriend even if he were captain of the football team & sang in the church choir.
The best way to lose a friend is to lend him money.
If you look for the worst in life & in people, you’ll find it. But if you look for the best, you’ll find that instead.
Any activity becomes creative when you try to do it better than you did it before.
More comfort doesn’t necessarily mean more happiness.
The greater a person’s sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others.
Self-pity is a waste of time.
Men who wear bow ties are usually great dancers.
When you can be either brilliant or pleasant, choose pleasant.
Generous people seldom have emotional & mental problems.
It’s a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I wish my mother hadn’t let me stop taking piano lessons.
When my parents are in a bad mood, it’s best to agree with everything they say or things get nasty.
Life sometimes gives you a second chance.
The best thing about growing older is that now I don’t feel the need to impress anyone.
Anger manages everything poorly.
The size of your biceps has very little to do with your popularity & success after high school.
The worst pain is watching someone else in pain.
It pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth, I’ve seen several.
If you’re riding in a pickup truck with 2 other people, you should either drive or sit in the middle. The person riding shotgun has to get out & open the gate.
Nothing is more soothing than the warm sun on your face.
Attractiveness is a positive, caring attitude & has nothing to do with face lifts or nose jobs.
There’s no substitute for good manners.
A good reputation is a person’s greatest asset.
It’s OK to enjoy your success, but you should never quite believe it.
You shouldn’t look for romance where you work.
Everyone is attractive when they smile.
You never really know your friends until you take a vacation without them.
“Call waiting” deserves to be included among the planet’s greatest abominations.
You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It could be the last time you see them.
It’s better not to wait for a crisis to discover what’s important.
The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
I do not have to be perfect for my family to love me.
I should make the little decisions with my head, & the big decisions with my heart.
People are about as happy as they decide to be.
Most people are honest.
It’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble.
If your life is free of failures, you’re probably not taking enough risks.
Days are long, but life is short.
There’s nothing you can’t teach yourself by reading.
Humming a tune when you’re upset can ease your mind.
Children are the best teachers of creativity, persistence, & unconditional love.
You learn most from people who are learning themselves.
When bad times come, you can let them make you bitter or use them to make you better.
Simple things are not often the most satisfying.
You should never sign a contract with blank spaces.
If love isn’t taught in the home, it’s difficult to learn it anywhere else.
You can make someone’s day by simply sending them a little card.
To experience the wonder of life through the eyes of a child is the most rewarding feeling in the world.
There are no unimportant acts of kindness.
To love & be loved is the greatest joy in the world.
How you do your work is a portrait of yourself.
Successful living is like playing a violin- it must be practiced daily.
You never ask a lady her age, her weight, or what’s in her purse.
It’s just as important to forget a wrong as it is to remember a kindness.
If I don’t try new things, I won’t learn new things.
When making a decision, no is more easily changed to yes than yes is changed to no.
When you judge others, you are revealing your own fears & prejudices.
When things got wrong, I don’t have to go with them.
I can’t change the past, but I can let it go.
Total pleasure is a good book, a soft couch, & a cat curled up beside you.
If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.
Ultimately, takers lose & givers win.
If you want to cheer up yourself, you should try cheering up someone else.
A full life is not determined by how long you live, but by how well.
Good health is true wealth.
The person who says something can’t be done is often interrupted by someone doing it.
Parents are very hard to live with.
One loss doesn’t make a season.
Optimists live longer than pessimists.
You should treat everyone with respect, & demand respect in return.
My best friends are usually the ones who get me in trouble.
You can keep going long after you think you can’t.
My success stops when I do.
If you stay focused on yourself, you are guaranteed to be miserable.
If you want to go to parties, you have to give some parties.
The wealthy person is the one who’s content with what he has.
No one can keep a secret.
Everyone has something to teach.
I have never regretted being generous, but often regret not being generous enough.
You should keep your promises no matter what.
Love will break your heart, but it’s worth it.
Categorizing people is destructive & unfair.
If you talk on the phone too long with a girl, your parents suspect something is going on.
What you are thinking about, you are becoming.
A person’s posture says a lot about his or her self-confidence.
People treat me the way I allow them to treat me.
Parents will never understand the importance of a telephone to a teenager.
Whatever I love to do, I do well.
When someone hurts your feelings, it’s unimportant unless you persist in remembering it.
When giving advice, it’s best to make it brief.
It takes a lot more creativity to find out what’s right than what’s wrong.
If a child is not getting love & attention at home, he will go somewhere else to find them.
All transactions & relationships are enriched by courtesy.
I don’t make many mistakes with my mouth shut.
An insatiable curiosity is important to never feeling old.
Big problems always start out small.
Moving away from my closest friends was much, much harder to do than I ever thought it would be.
Happiness is like a perfume; you can’t give it away without getting a little on yourself.
Honesty in little things is not a little thing.
What a child learns at home lasts until the grave.
The dashing young knight on his snow white steed who was going to ride into my life & sweep me off my feet has apparently gotten lost in the forest.
The only thing you owe life is to become the best you can be.
Being to quick to judge someone can deprive you of a great encounter & the possibility of a wonderful long-term relationship.
We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I can’t visit a bookstore without buying something.
If you like yourself & who you are, then you’ll probably like almost everyone you meet regardless of who they are.
You must fight for the things you believe in.
Choices made in adolescence have long-term consequences.
A fulfilled life is not possible without friends.
If you depend on others to make you happy, you’ll be endlessly disappointed.
If there were no problems, there would be no opportunities.
You shouldn’t fight a battle if there’s nothing to win.
Love is a great investment. No matter whom you give it to, it returns great dividends.
Sometimes I just need to be held.
All women love to get flowers, especially when there’s no particular reason.
Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
The important thing is not what others think of me, but what I think of me.
No man is a match for a woman’s tears.
Women adapt to harsh conditions better & faster than men.
The song is right: love is lovelier the second time around.
When people aim for what they want out of life, most aim too low.
Regrets over yesterday & the fear of tomorrow are twin thieves that rob us of the moment.
Life is like a blind date. Sometimes you just have to have a little faith.
The only time I want to sleep late is when I can’t.
Nice guys usually do finish first.
Relationships are more important than rules.
It’s never too late to improve yourself.
There are people who love you dearly but just don’t know how to show it.
You often take out your frustrations on the people you love the most.
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