Life is a unique experience for every single person. Everyone has their own memories, their own perspective, and their own take on the world. While much of life can only be experienced, below are a few lessons that seem to stand true in a majority of people's lives.

In Yourself

  • You shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do.
  • It takes a long time to become the person you want to be.
  • Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
  • It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
  • Your background and circumstances may have influenced who you are, but you are responsible for who you become.
  • Credentials on the wall do not make a decent human being.

In Relationships

  • You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
  • No matter how much you care, some people just don't care back.
  • It takes years to build up trust and only seconds to destroy it.
  • It's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.
  • True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. The same goes for true love.
  • Just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
  • Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
  • You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
  • The people you care most about in life are always taken from you too soon.
  • Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

In Life

  • You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
  • Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
  • Sometimes when you're angry, you have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give you the right to be cruel.
  • No matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
  • You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
  • Two people can look at the exact same thing and see completely different things.
  • No matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
  • Your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
  • It's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
  • You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.