life-lessons-quotes

You have no power over your past,but you do over your present.You have no power over your history,but you do over your future.You have no power over your fortune,but you do over your actions.You have no power over your reputation,but you do over your character.You have no power over destiny,but you do over yourself.You have no power over anyone,but you do over your world.

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

One man's thorn is another man's rose.

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

Sense will buy you more than dollars.

Don't make excuses for your mistakes.Don't try to please your enemies.Don't run from your responsibilities.Don't force your opinions on others.Don't complain about things you can change.Don't compare yourself to anyone.Don't let undeserving people into your life.

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens.

The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.

Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.