41 Quotes About Learning Lessons

Studying human behavior is just one way that scientists and doctors can determine causes of certain outcomes. For others, it takes just life experience and failure to learn the lessons we need to in order to self correct our action. These quotes about learning lessons highlight the effort and time that it takes to gain wisdom in our life.

“A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life.”

“After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.”

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

“Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”

“But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.”

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

“Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.”

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.”

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”

“I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.”

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.”

“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.”

“If there are things you don’t like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different. Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.”

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you’ Not much.”

“In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.”

“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”

“In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.”

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.”

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by every moment that takes your breath away.”

“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.”

“Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”

“No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can’t go all the way around.”

“Protect your spirit from contamination; limit your time with negative people.”

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.”

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”

“The past has no power over the present moment.”

“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.”

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

“What to do with a mistake – recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”

“Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.”

“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”

“You can’t wait around for something to become good, it either is, or isn’t.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

One of the easiest ways to learn lessons in life is to just make mistakes.